In his last State of the Union address, former President Barack Obama said we need "to change the system to reflect our better selves." On the top of that list was ending gerrymandering. He said:
"We...
As the new Republican majority congress settles in, they are making quick work to push more reproductive rights regulation with five new bills that would do things like defund Planned Parenthood and further restrict abortion access.
The...
William Gadoury is a 15-year-old Mayan studies enthusiast from Quebec, who recently made headlines worldwide for discovering one of the largest forgotten Mayan cities buried deep in the jungles of Belize.
He's not an explorer and...
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An Imgur user has shared with the world a ?map of the U.S. that shows?horror movies that are set in the different states. As pointed out by Dread Central, the movies range "from...
Last year, we presented you with a map (courtesy of the Huffington Post) that showed how Donald Trump views the world. For those of you keeping score at home, here's a reminder of what that...
Liberal Americans love the Brits. We think they're hella cool, especially their sense of humor. BuzzFeed U.K. asked its staff to share the stereotypes that they have of every state in the U.S. Sadly, I...
Chances are we all studied geography while we were in school. I still recall coloring maps with colored pencils and putting the names of different countries on maps the teacher would hand out to the...
We Americans love our college football. When you hear the words "Alabama" or "Texas" many people automatically think about crystal footballs, bowl games, and "bragging rights." But those rights don't come cheap. Americans also...
National Center for Health Statistics just released new data showing that last year, U.S. death rates rose for the first time in a decade.
"The crude death rate for all causes was 841.9 per 100,000 population,...
Where In The World Do You Feel The Most Safe Walking Home At Night? New Statistics Just Published – See If You Are Right
A study by the Guttmacher Institute has revealed that sex education in the U.S. is dangerously lacking, and even shockingly non-factual and non-scientific in many cases.
Many states don't require any type of sex education in...
There is an increase in gun violence, and the shooters are – toddlers!
Deadly shootings involving toddlers are in fact more common than people would think. Just in the last few weeks, there have been at...
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From Business Insider:
The American Community Survey is an annual survey run by the Census Bureau to allow the government, corporate and academic researchers, and anyone who is curious about demographics to better understand...
We have no problem with our elected officials being wealthy. We are troubled?when they use their political office to amass wealth. We also feel that wealthy people are going to naturally be more sensitive to...
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Using U.S. Census data, mapsbynik put together this map that shows population density and empty space in the U.s. by Block. A Block is the smallest area unit that the Census uses to...
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According to data recently released by the FBI, violent crime declined in 2013, and in both number and rate per 100,000 citizens. Says the FBI in a press release about its latest annual...
Maybe all this crowing about securing our borders is missing about 200 years of rich context about just how flexible these borders have been. Upworthy's Alvin Melathe
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There is a faction of American society...
Here are some visuals about what is really going on in the world.
h/t Ned Hardy
This is an amazing image from xkcd.com that gives a visual to how deeply we drill for oil, among other things. We can see the depths of the ocean and why it was so challenging...
