Today, in Depressing Coincidences in Journalism, we're greeted with the news that nearly 50% of Americans are living below the poverty level or very close to it—and the news that America's top CEOs saw their 2010 pay jump a crazy 27% to 40%. The latter revelation comes via the Guardian, which reports on an exclusive review of data released by GMI Ratings, in a survey of 2,647 US companies. Among its findings: