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The Facts About Voter Suppression

The Facts About Voter Suppression

The right to vote is under attack. In response to record voter turnout in 2008, we’ve seen an uptick in state legislation aimed to suppress the vote. Voter suppression measures have been introduced in more than [...]

Pocketbook Issues and Presidential Politics

Pocketbook Issues and Presidential Politics

The health of the national economy and personal pocketbook issues are important to the voters who go to the polls in November 2012. We created an infographic to analyze the weight of economic stress that may [...]

The True Cost of US Military Equipment

The True Cost of US Military Equipment

This infographic takes a look at the amount of tax payer money that goes into funding specific military equipment ranging from the ‘small’ items to the truly gargantuan in price. The graphic then compare these prices [...]

Value Vote: How Much Are The 2012 Presidential Candidates Worth?

Value Vote: How Much Are The 2012 Presidential Candidates Worth?

As the presidential election continues to heat up and candidates are weeded out, we look to their bankrolls to learn who has the most cash in the bank, and who’s funding their campaigns. From small donors [...]

A Closer Look at the GOP’s 2012 Presidential Primary Candidates

A Closer Look at the GOP’s 2012 Presidential Primary Candidates

Still undecided on Florida’s GOP Presidential Preference Primary? Sunshine State News brings you a special election 2012 offering:  a graphic at-a-glance representation of the 2012 GOP presidential candidates — Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and [...]

Mitt Romney Digital By The Numbers

Mitt Romney Digital By The Numbers

Mitt launched his presidential campaign in June of 2011. In just seven months, voters flocked online to support, share, and interact with our digital community. Brought to you by mittromney.com. Brought to you by mittromney.com [...]

Social Media Good For Democracy?

Social Media Good For Democracy?

Twitter, Facebook and Co. – good for teens and the First Amendment? As social media’s popularity grows, so does First Amendment appreciation – yet many teachers don’t believe social media help students learn. Brought to you [...]

President Obama’s Judicial Nominees

President Obama’s Judicial Nominees

Creating a judicial pool for the 21st Century, one with intellect, fair-mindedness and integrity that resembles the nation that it serves, is a top priority for President Obama and his administration. In fact, the President’s nominations [...]

Changing Attitudes About the Death Penalty

Changing Attitudes About the Death Penalty

The American public has grown slightly more uneasy about capital punishment over time, but more than 60 percent still support the death penalty. Brought to you by GOOD and Column Five Media. [...]

5 Years of YouTube Politics

5 Years of YouTube Politics

YouTube, which has quickly become the media site of record, has put together an infographic celebrating five years of political highs and lows. Brought to you by YouTube via Mashable. [...]

How Educated Are Republican Candidates?

How Educated Are Republican Candidates?

The media enjoys getting a laugh (or twenty) mocking the educational background of recent candidates entering the Republican nomination. So how educated are these candidates really? Here, we break down exactly what degree each possesses… and [...]

The Debt Agreement Explained in Three Steps

The Debt Agreement Explained in Three Steps

The budget compromise creates a joint committee of Congress, which you might have seen referred to as the “super committee.” This committee is responsible for developing a bipartisan plan for reducing our deficit by $1.5 trillion [...]

Where does our national debt come from?

Where does our national debt come from?

One of the fundamental things to understand when considering the debate about reducing our national debt is how we accumulated so much in the first place. To explain the impact various policies have had over the [...]

The Weinergate Effect

The Weinergate Effect

TweetCongress, a site aggregating tweets from members of Congress, looked at the Twitter activities of Democrats and Republicans from May 9 to June 8, with weekends excluded, and found that tweets from members of both parties [...]

15-18 Million Children Could Lose Health Care

15-18 Million Children Could Lose Health Care

No Matter how you slice it, the House budget plan leaves millions of children uninsured. Here’s what the Medicaid cuts would mean for children by 2021. Brought to you by Voices for America’s Children. [...]

The Rise and Fall of Osama Bin Laden

The Rise and Fall of Osama Bin Laden

The Rise and Fall of Osama Bin Laden, and Infographic created by oBizMedia for vahomeloans.net. [...]

The Obama Energy Agenda

The Obama Energy Agenda

The White House has released an Infographic to help summarize the President’s approach on The Obama Energy Agenda & Gas Prices. [...]

Is Your State Short-Changing Schools?

Is Your State Short-Changing Schools?

Are you a teacher, parent or student who has been short-changed by your school? For certificationmap.com is the end of Teacher Appreciation Week 2011 a time to ask some tough questions. See this Infographic on the [...]

Security Concern in America

Security Concern in America

National Security, Identity theft are the top concerns among Americans, an Infographic created by Unisys with US Security Index results. [...]

How Americans Feel About Killing Osama

How Americans Feel About Killing Osama

How Americans feel about killing Osama, an Infographic on the subject created by Column Five in collaboration with GOOD. [...]

Bringing down Bin Laden

Bringing down Bin Laden

Bringing down Bin Laden, an infographic created by Namesake.com giving a detailed time line describing operation Geronimo from pre-operation till bin Laden’s burial at sea. [...]

Osama Bin Laden Dead, Victory for America

Osama Bin Laden Dead, Victory for America

Osama Bin Laden is dead, President Barack Obama confirmed Sunday night. The leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, responsible for the deadly September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, was killed today [...]

How Rich is Congress?

How Rich is Congress?

It’s 2011 and Americans are suffering under the economic crisis. Just exactly how rich is our National Congress? An Infographic created by onlineschools.org. [...]

Why is it time to fight the US Chamber?

Why is it time to fight the US Chamber?

Infographic Why is it time to fight the US Chamber? Created by chamber.350. [...]