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Author: Bobbi Clemons

Bobbi Clemons is an an activist, pseudo-educator, and sometimes writer whose passion for all things geeky rivals her love of Norway.

The United States of corporate welfare

December 12, 2016 Bobbi Clemons Capitalism, Corporations, Taxes, Trump, Widgets Leave a comment

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

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prison

Prison profits

August 12, 2016 Bobbi Clemons Prison, Widgets 2 comments

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

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Obama’s numbers

July 13, 2016 Bobbi Clemons Economy, Government, Obama Leave a comment

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

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Infographic: Are you really going to move to Canada if Trump wins?

July 7, 2016 Bobbi Clemons 2016 Election, Politics 2 comments

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

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women

Infographic: A history of women running for President

June 13, 2016 Bobbi Clemons 2016 Election, Voting/Elections, Widgets: Women, Women Leave a comment

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

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Infographic: Dark money in US politics

May 10, 2016 Bobbi Clemons 2016 Election, Politics 2 comments

Most people understand that there is a problem with money in politics in the United States. Politicians spend countless hours fundraising instead of doing

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Infographic: A look at gun deaths and permits

December 9, 2015 Bobbi Clemons Crime/Violence, Guns, States Leave a comment

A person in New York is less likely to die by a gun (murder, suicide, or accident) than in Missouri. Are the behaviors of

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Infographic: Americans don’t go to the doctor very often

September 23, 2014 Bobbi Clemons ACA/Obamacare, Health, Health care 2 comments

Americans go to the doctor far less than their foreign counterparts. The most likely reason? It’s expensive. While the quality of healthcare in the

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Infographic: Literacy around the world

September 8, 2014 Bobbi Clemons Education, Human Rights Leave a comment

For Literacy Day, the United Nations made an infographic looking at literacy statistics around the world. Education is listed again and again as one

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Infographic: Evolution of riot gear

August 13, 2014 Bobbi Clemons Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Police One comment

Most of us have seen the pictures of the riots from Ferguson, Missouri this past weekend. One of the most startling aspects of the

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