Another day, another corporation receiving massive tax breaks by the government. Most recently, it was $7 million from the Trump/Pence administration to Carrier (owned
Tag: Infographics
Prison profits
Prison reform and prison labor are topics we’ve written about before on the Occasional Planet. American prisons are making tons of money hiring out
Obama’s numbers
Every quarter, Factcheck.org likes to take a look at the numbers since Obama became President. They go deeper than just unemployment and study metrics
Infographic: Are you really going to move to Canada if Trump wins?
Every election year a familiar threat resurfaces, “If my candidate doesn’t win…I’m going to move to Canada!” The sentiment is posted on social media
Infographic: A history of women running for President
Whether you’re pro or anti Hillary Clinton, you have to admit that a woman running for President of the United States is a good
Infographic: Dark money in US politics
Most people understand that there is a problem with money in politics in the United States. Politicians spend countless hours fundraising instead of doing
Infographic: A look at gun deaths and permits
A person in New York is less likely to die by a gun (murder, suicide, or accident) than in Missouri. Are the behaviors of
Infographic: Evolution of riot gear
Most of us have seen the pictures of the riots from Ferguson, Missouri this past weekend. One of the most startling aspects of the
Ethical standards for infographics
Infographics. You may not know what to call them, but you’ve seen them. They’re those colorful visual representations of data, economic and demographic trends,
Do CEOs make 475 times more than workers? Not really.
A chart that has gone viral on social media sites claims that American CEOs earn 475 times more per year than the average worker.