Chart: It's Easier Than Ever to Get Good Grades in College

Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy

College students study less, but professors are handing out more A's

By Dino Grandoni

Jul 13, 2011

Chart: The Spike in State Abortion Restrictions

Conservative lawmakers have found the perfect moment to pass these laws

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By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 8, 2011

Chart: The Cool Kids Are Moving West, South

Millennial are an increasingly important demographic group

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By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 7, 2011

Chart: Michele Bachmann Was the Number One Blog Story Last Week

Oh, how the Internet loves a good gaffe!

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 6, 2011

Chart: Smartphone Apps Used Primarily for Games

Now we know why you said you couldn't live without your iPhone

Comments | 430 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 5, 2011

Chart: Returning to Normal Employment Rate Could Take Years

That's even if the economy replicated the explosive job growth of the late 90s

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By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 1, 2011

Chart: The Rise of Food Stamps

The number of people on the SNAP program has increased significantly since 2007

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By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 23, 2011

Chart: Americans More Leisurely in Recession Aftermath

Post-recession Americans work less, and watch more TV

Comments | 359 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 22, 2011

Chart: Tourism Growth Down as Airfares Rise

The silver lining: airlines may be compelled to offer more discounts

Comments | 690 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 21, 2011

Chart: GOP Candidate Records on Job Growth

A look at how GOP governors running for president stack up

Comments | 1,379 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 20, 2011

Chart: Libertarianism Is on the Rise

Americans are more inclined to feel like government is doing too much

Comments | 2,021 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 17, 2011

Chart: Ladies Love Social Networking, But Not LinkedIn

Women dominate a lot of social media, with the exception of a few key sites

Comments | 2,628 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 16, 2011

Chart: Disparities in Life Expectancy Across the U.S.

Some parts of Mississippi have lower life expectancy rates than Honduras

Comments | 3,866 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 13, 2011

Chart: How Google Searches Predict the Housing Market

Bank of England economists studied terms like "unemployment" and "estate agents"

Comments | 1,704 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 10, 2011

Chart: Educated Immigrants Outnumber Low-Skilled Ones in U.S.

A new report from Brookings overturns a stereotype

Comments | 1,823 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 8, 2011

The Map of the World's Dictators

A look at the autocratic rulers that continue to hang on

Comments | 10,565 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 7, 2011

Chart: The Uneven GDP Growth Across the United States

States east of the Mississippi are recovering faster than those in the West

Comments | 4,771 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 6, 2011

Chart: The Media Moves on from 'Arab Spring'

The Middle East once received over half of all news coverage, now just 5 percent

Comments | 1,366 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 3, 2011

Chart: HIV Incidence on the Decline, by Country

The U.N.'s new report on the epidemic has some good news

Comments | 1,552 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 2, 2011

Do Good Restaurant Reviews Raise Restaurant Prices?

Or: why you shouldn't think an expensive meal is necessarily a good one

Comments | 151 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 1, 2011

Twitter's Racial Breakdown: Digital Melting Pot Edition

Black and Hispanic participation on Twitter dwarfs Caucasian activity

Comments | 1,356 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 31, 2011

Chart: The Generational Gap on Social Issues

The Gallup Poll's latest findings on American morals

Comments | 806 Views

By Alex Eichler

May 26, 2011

The Most Complete Map of the Universe

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has rendered the cosmos in 3-D

Comments | 22,495 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 25, 2011

Chart: A History of U.S. Tornado Deaths

Over 116 people died in the tornado outbreak on May 22

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 20, 2011

Chart: The Recession by Race

Minority groups lost a bigger chunk of their income than whites did

Comments | 2,546 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 19, 2011

Chart: Poorest Nations Getting Richer, But Also Less Stable

The Brookings Institute shows that the poor are far from out of the woods

Comments | 880 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 18, 2011

Chart: Somehow We've Got Fewer Cows, But More Milk

Milk herds are decreasing as milk production steadily rises

Comments | 384 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 17, 2011

Chart: Fruit and Vegetables Only for the Rich?

The visual on food spending brings the figure home to you

Comments | 2,586 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 16, 2011

Chart: Barack Obama vs. Britney Spears on Twitter

The President's approval rating wasn't the only thing bolstered by the bin Laden raid.

Comments | 536 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 13, 2011

High Gas Prices Are Mostly Hurting You, Not Oil Companies

As the fight gears up to end subsidies to the oil industry, a look at the price-profit link

Comments | 771 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 12, 2011

DVD Sales Dive, While Netflix Soars

Add DVDs to the list of dying industries

Comments | 2,242 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 11, 2011

Post-Bin Laden, Americans Optimistic on Afghanistan

But more also now want to bring the troops home

Comments | 88 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 10, 2011

The Food Desert Map of the United States

More often than not these 'deserts' are found in urban areas

Comments | 7,165 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 9, 2011

Chart: The Top Ten Musicians Referenced in Court

Even John Roberts has cited Bob Dylan

Comments | 3,104 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 5, 2011

Chart: Social Media Find the Funny in the Bin Laden Killing

What does Twitter's focus say about us?

Comments | 1,517 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 4, 2011

Chart: How Taking Out a Leader Affects Terrorist Groups

A study shows that targeting leadership of terror groups can be counter-productive

Comments | 690 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 3, 2011

Chart: Foreign Policy Matters More to Presidential Approval Ratings

A surprising find from Nate Silver

Comments | 1,791 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 2, 2011

Chart: News About Osama Bin Laden Flies Via Twitter

Twitter use peaked last night at over 5,000 tweets per second

Comments | 1,445 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 28, 2011

Chart: CNN, MSNBC Ran More Birther Coverage Than Fox News

The majority of coverage of Obama on cable in recent weeks looked at his citizenship

Comments | 1,679 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 27, 2011

Chart: Transportation Is More Expensive, Clothes Are Cheaper

Maybe you should walk to the department store

Comments | 172 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 26, 2011

The U.S. Has Double the Royal Wedding Coverage as the U.K.

A Nielsen study finds an American media stocked full of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Comments | 6,207 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 25, 2011

Chart: See the 2008 Spike in Retirement Anxiety

The effects of the financial crisis persist when it comes to retirement

Comments | 235 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 22, 2011

Chart: The Precipitous Decline of Gulf Fishing

It remains to be seen how fishing will recover in the wake of last year's oil spill

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 21, 2011

Chart: Obama's Erratic Approval Rating

The President's support has again dipped below 50 percent

Comments | 705 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 19, 2011

Chart: The Rapid Gains of the E-book

Sales of electronic books have currently overtaken adult hardcovers, paperbacks

Comments | 862 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 15, 2011

Chart: Who's Bearing the Tax Burden?

There's a reason why you've heard so much about corporate tax dodging recently

Comments | 4,359 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 14, 2011

Chart: Sometimes as GDP Goes Up, Racial Tolerance Goes Down

Some surprising information around income inequality from Gallup

Comments | 408 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 13, 2011

Chart: Urban Flight with a Twist

A data map drawn from the 2010 Census show downtown residential growth

Comments | 272 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 12, 2011

The Great Beer Mug of China

A chart from the American Association of Wine Economists on global beer consumption

Comments | 440 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 8, 2011

Chart: Recession Over for Bordeaux Afficionados at Least

Going by the wine market, it looks like the recovery's complete

Comments | 171 Views

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