Tag: Politics


This Data Visualization Tool Shines A Light On Money And Politics

Solomon Kahn, who runs Paperless Post’s data team during the day, is building (and crowdfunding) a data visualization tool for U.S. political campaign contributions — to make it easier…

Source: This Data Visualization Tool Shines A Light On Money And Politics | TechCrunch

USA 2 – FIFA 0: Sepp Blatter Resigns as President of FIFA

Four days after he was re-elected, Mr. Blatter said that he would resign his presidency of world soccer’s governing body in the wake of a corruption inquiry.

Source: Sepp Blatter Decides to Resign as FIFA President in About-Face – The New York Times

Everyone Should Read ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Editor’s 2011 Tirade Against Extremism and Censorship

The world is in shock after armed gunmen stormed the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and massacred its staff Wednesday morning. According to media reports coming in from around the world, the attackers appeared to have a religious motivation, outraged over the newspaper’s long history of lampooning the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Source: Everyone Should Read ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Editor’s 2011 Tirade Against Extremism and Censorship – Mic