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8 Dec 2010

A nice graphic from the Washington Post breaks down the cost components of the tentative agreement, and the projected economic impact.

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The Deficit Reduction Commission

In: Politics Source: WSJ US Economy

3 Dec 2010

A clear multi-part description of the recommendations of the National Commission of Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. There are some pretty aggressive changes being proposed. Unfortunately, Congress is unlikely to implement many of them.

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Balance the US Budget

In: Interactive Politics Source: FT US Economy

30 Nov 2010

Another “You Make the Cuts” interactive, this one from the FT. Set your targets, select your cuts, and then see who is affected.

Note: Some FT features require a subscription.

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Airport Security Timeline

In: Politics

21 Nov 2010

An infographic explaining the evolution of security measures at airports.

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How Would You Fix the Budget?

In: Interactive Politics Source: NYT US Economy

15 Nov 2010

The NYT presents you with a number of options for cutting the deficit and displays the cumulative effect in 2015 and 2030. (related article on project methodology)

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Who Voted for Who

In: Politics

4 Nov 2010

A look at votes broken down by party, income, gender, education, age, and race (based on exit polling). Some of the results are very interesting: For example, I would have expected the income and education bias to be even higher.

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2010 Election Results

In: Interactive Maps Politics Source: NYT

3 Nov 2010

As usual, the best graphical analysis comes from the New York Times. Click through this map to understand the big shifts in the clearest possible way.

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100 Years of US Government and Economy

In: History Politics US Economy

2 Nov 2010

A comprehensive timeline of parties and indicators. (via)

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The Burden of Public Debt

In: Global Economy Interactive Politics Source: FT

2 Nov 2010

A pretty slick interactive look at the numbers from the FT (though I’m not sure what some of the subtle animations really accomplish).

(note: Some Financial Times features require a subscription to view)

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Who is Funding California Props 23&26?

In: Graphic Design (general) Interactive Politics

1 Nov 2010

This is an interesting design for examining funding sources using a zoomable SVG network. (by Skye Bender-deMoll)

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Election Forecast Map

In: Interactive Maps Politics Source: NYT

1 Nov 2010

Interactive map of forecasts from the NYT’s FiveThirtyEight blog, covering all the races. (via Ritholtz)

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Deaths in Iraq

In: Graphic Design (general) Politics

29 Oct 2010

An interesting example of how completely different data can look when visualized over time versus when it is categorized.

Blue = *Friendly*, Green = *Host* Nation, Orange = Civilians, Grey = Enemies.
First one is function of sum, second one is function of time, or how you can dilute the media impact of a massacre by killing a few people each day for 6 years.

Based on the Guardian’s analysis of the Wikileaks data.

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Balance the UK Budget

In: Interactive Politics

21 Oct 2010

A cool interactive treemap tool lets you suggest what programs to cut in each spending category. (kind of like this one from the spring). This type of presentation should be a standard component in all accounting software.

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Obama is a Gay Mexican Gangster Terrorist

In: Politics

15 Oct 2010

As evidenced by the below Colorado billboard, the imagery rhetoric is getting a bit ridiculous. I am only surprised that they somehow missed putting a nazi or sickle/hammer in there somewhere. On the other hand, it is a classic demonstration of the strong emotional response that images and design can evoke.