Mapping the Other
I love this sort of thing.
Everybody loves visual information — especially Abraham Lincoln.
Infographics are clearly having a cultural moment. They have become pervasive in newspapers, magazines, blog posts, and viral tweets; they appear on television and in advertising, in political campaigns and at art openings. As a Google search term, “infographic” has … Continued
Interesting — and timely — look at reapportionment in NC
How they redrew the Tar Heel State’s electoral districts in 2011, i.e., why we’re stuck with this situation down here. Sigh. A depressingly informative — and useful — infographic by Jon White.
Some people are tired of all the debt charts.
Alex Pareene, at Salon, for one: I can explain the magnitude of the federal debt pretty easily: The recession caused revenue to plummet, and tax rates have been very low for years. Plus wars. But I explained that with words. … Continued