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
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.
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: Americans don’t go to the doctor very often
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
Infographic: Literacy around the world
For Literacy Day, the United Nations made an infographic looking at literacy statistics around the world. Education is listed again and again as one
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