David McCandless loves pie. And he loves information, too. But he hates pie charts. So, he’s doing something about that. Calling himself a “data
Anatomy of a coup d’etat
Manuel Zelaya was President of Honduras from January 27, 2006 until June 28, 2009 when he was arrested by the military and removed from
Revealed: the political party circuit
What, you weren’t invited to the Fenway Park bash for Rhode Island’s Democratic Congressman James Langevin on August 25? It must have been a
Mr. Oilman, tear down this rig!
Rep. Raul Grijalva chairs the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Throughout his congressional career, he
A YouTube for documents and government transparency
Document storage meets social media—with potentially positive effects for government transparency. At Scribd [don’t ask us how to pronounce it], you can upload and
DISCLOSE Act struggles in Congress
(This post is an update on Gloria Bilchik’s April post on the Democratic response to the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision. You can read
Charting questions for Supreme Court nominees, 1939 to 2010
What do Senators on the Judiciary Committee really want to talk about, when they interrogate nominees for the US Supreme Court? In recent years,
Jeffrey Sachs on how to heal our economy
In a recent article in the The Huffington Post, economist Jeffrey Sachs confirms what many of us fear—that we could be facing a double-dip recession. But he has
Who knew? Americans like socialism
Tea Party demonstrators carry signs calling President Obama a “socialist.” Fox News warns of a “socialist takeover of the United States.” GOP talking points
College rankings with a difference
Ask not what college can do for you; ask what your college is doing for America. That’s the Kennedy-esque premise on which Washington Monthly