Politics Archive:
Congressional Conversation Index
16 Jul 2010The Congressional Conversation Index tracks what topics people are contacting their Representatives about, produced by a joint effort between Fireside21 and the Adfero Group. (thanks to Brad Johnson for the link)
Vacuous Supreme Court Nomination Hearings
15 Jul 2010Civil rights questions in hearings since 1939.
DCA Flight Restrictions
7 Jul 2010Ever wonder why you can’t fly directly into Washington’s DCA airport (which is on the metro and only 15 minutes away from downtown, and have to fly into BWI or IAD instead (45 minutes away, if you’re lucky)? It’s all based on agreements with the Virginia locals on how many long distance flights are allowed to land. Congress is considering stretching that boundary a bit (which I am in complete favor of). Related article.
How Stupid are Americans?
6 Jul 2010“On July 4th we celebrate Independence Day. From which country did the US win its independence?”
Sovereign Debt Levels 1980-2009
1 Jul 2010Charts and data for 12 OECD countries.
British Political Parties (1830-2010)
28 Jun 2010
Looking for a similar US timeline brought up:
and (which I think we’ve mentioned before) 
Education Documentary Trailer
21 Jun 2010Video infographics seem to be a growing trend. Here’s a well animated one in the form of a promotional for the education documentary “Waiting for Superman” (by Davis Guggenheim, who did An Inconvenient Truth). Note: if you want to see the whole movie, it is being shown as part of this weeks Silverdocs Film Festival in Washington, DC.
Map: Same-Sex Marriage Laws
16 Jun 2010updated 6/2010
Visual History of the American Presidency
13 Jun 2010More beautifully detailed work from Timeplots.
Emerging Africa: in Depth
In: Emerging Markets Environment/weather Global Economy Interactive Maps Politics Source: FT
9 Jun 2010Several interactive graphics related to the FT’s June 2010 “in depth” analysis of Africa.
Development (1980-2008): 
Government: 
Natural Resources: 
Data allows for some strange comparisons.
Visual History of the US Senate (1789-2010)
4 Jun 2010A very detailed visualization from the good people at Timeplots.
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