1. 19 May


    anti-propaganda: … I think people have greatly misunderstood the point of this…

    anti-propaganda:

    … I think people have greatly misunderstood the point of this…





     

  2. 19 May


    azspot: It took us less than 30 years to get fat as a society - It can take a year for you to lose it all

    azspot:

    It took us less than 30 years to get fat as a society - It can take a year for you to lose it all





     

  3. 19 May


    nationaljournal: Money is important, but it isn’t everything. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development created the Your Better Life Index to compare the quality of life as well as economic prowess of its 34 member countries. The index measures each country using 11 different lines, including income, employment, health, education, environmental quality, and its citizens’ opinions about life satisfaction, work-life balance, and a sense of community. Because people have different priorities, the OECD index allows them to rank countries according to their own values. The United States remains at the top for income and wealth, but it lags behind as a place to live a long and happy life. About Atlantic Magazine:

    nationaljournal:

    Money is important, but it isn’t everything. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development created the Your Better Life Index to compare the quality of life as well as economic prowess of its 34 member countries. The index measures each country using 11 different lines, including income, employment, health, education, environmental quality, and its citizens’ opinions about life satisfaction, work-life balance, and a sense of community. Because people have different priorities, the OECD index allows them to rank countries according to their own values. The United States remains at the top for income and wealth, but it lags behind as a place to live a long and happy life.

    About Atlantic Magazine:

    (via theatlantic)





     

  4. 19 May


    insaniyat: International Women’s Day: Women in Politics 2012 map (full screen) There are currently 17 countries with women as head of government, head of state or both, which according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women has more than doubled since 2005. [However] The report marks slow advances in the political landscape - the number of lower houses hosting more than 30% women rose slightly from 25 to 30 in 2011 - and although the results show progress IPU Secretary General, Anders B. Johnsson says: “Less than one-in-five parliamentarians in the world today are women. It is a worrying statistic at this point of human development and impossible to justify. The political will to change this is simply lacking in most cases.”

    insaniyat:

    International Women’s Day: Women in Politics 2012 map (full screen)

    There are currently 17 countries with women as head of government, head of state or both, which according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women has more than doubled since 2005.

    [However] The report marks slow advances in the political landscape - the number of lower houses hosting more than 30% women rose slightly from 25 to 30 in 2011 - and although the results show progress IPU Secretary General, Anders B. Johnsson says:

    “Less than one-in-five parliamentarians in the world today are women. It is a worrying statistic at this point of human development and impossible to justify. The political will to change this is simply lacking in most cases.”

    (via ilovecharts)





     

  5. 18 May


    mohandasgandhi: “We came, We saw, We destroyed, We forgot” by William Blum An updated summary of the charming record of US foreign policy. Since the end of the Second World War, the United States of America has … 1. Attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, most of which were democratically-elected.2. Attempted to suppress a populist or nationalist movement in 20 countries.3. Grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries.4. Dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries.5. Attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders. In total: Since 1945, the United States has carried out one or more of the above actions, on one or more occasions, in the following 69 countries (more than one-third of the countries of the world): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Australia Bolivia Bosnia Brazil British Guiana (now Guyana) Bulgaria Cambodia Chad Chile China Colombia Congo (also as Zaire) Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Fiji France Germany (plus East Germany) Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Italy Jamaica Japan Kuwait Laos Lebanon Libya Mongolia Morocco Nepal Nicaragua North Korea Pakistan Palestine Panama Peru Philippines Portugal Russia Seychelles Slovakia Somalia South Africa Soviet Union Sudan Suriname Syria Thailand Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam (plus North Vietnam) Yemen (plus South Yemen) Yugoslavia The first democratically elected government the CIA overthrew was actually Iran’s in 1953 through Operation Ajax. Democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadiq and his National Front Party planned on nationalizing the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now known as BP). To protect British interests, the CIA and MI6 overthrew Mossadiq, reinstalled the Shah, and set up a secret police known as SAVAK. Until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Shah and SAVAK killed over 20,000 Iranians.

    mohandasgandhi:

    “We came, We saw, We destroyed, We forgot” by William Blum

    An updated summary of the charming record of US foreign policy. Since the end of the Second World War, the United States of America has …

    1. Attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, most of which were democratically-elected.
    2. Attempted to suppress a populist or nationalist movement in 20 countries.
    3. Grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries.
    4. Dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries.
    5. Attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders.

    In total: Since 1945, the United States has carried out one or more of the above actions, on one or more occasions, in the following 69 countries (more than one-third of the countries of the world):

    • Afghanistan
    • Albania
    • Algeria
    • Angola
    • Australia
    • Bolivia
    • Bosnia
    • Brazil
    • British Guiana (now Guyana)
    • Bulgaria
    • Cambodia
    • Chad
    • Chile
    • China
    • Colombia
    • Congo (also as Zaire)
    • Costa Rica
    • Cuba
    • Dominican Republic
    • East Timor
    • Ecuador
    • Egypt
    • El Salvador
    • Fiji
    • France
    • Germany (plus East Germany)
    • Ghana
    • Greece
    • Grenada
    • Guatemala
    • Honduras
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Italy
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Kuwait
    • Laos
    • Lebanon
    • Libya
    • Mongolia
    • Morocco
    • Nepal
    • Nicaragua
    • North Korea
    • Pakistan
    • Palestine
    • Panama
    • Peru
    • Philippines
    • Portugal
    • Russia
    • Seychelles
    • Slovakia
    • Somalia
    • South Africa
    • Soviet Union
    • Sudan
    • Suriname
    • Syria
    • Thailand
    • Uruguay
    • Venezuela
    • Vietnam (plus North Vietnam)
    • Yemen (plus South Yemen)
    • Yugoslavia

    The first democratically elected government the CIA overthrew was actually Iran’s in 1953 through Operation Ajax. Democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadiq and his National Front Party planned on nationalizing the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now known as BP). To protect British interests, the CIA and MI6 overthrew Mossadiq, reinstalled the Shah, and set up a secret police known as SAVAK. Until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Shah and SAVAK killed over 20,000 Iranians.

    (via ilovecharts)





     

  6. 18 May


    world-shaker: An animated map of the dominant social networks from around the world since 2009.

    world-shaker:

    An animated map of the dominant social networks from around the world since 2009.

    (via ilovecharts)





     

  7. 18 May


    ilovecharts: Driving Side via Kurt White Red drives on the right side of the road, blue drives on the left. Purple has serious problems.

    ilovecharts:

    Driving Side

    via Kurt White

    Red drives on the right side of the road, blue drives on the left. Purple has serious problems.





     

  8. 18 May


    ilovecharts: The World’s Resources

    ilovecharts:

    The World’s Resources





     

  9. 18 May


    ilovecharts: Conscription Policy by Country For an interactive world map click here

    ilovecharts:

    Conscription Policy by Country

    For an interactive world map click here





     

  10. 18 May


    ilovecharts: Forms of Government in the World. via thiagu

    ilovecharts:

    Forms of Government in the World.

    via thiagu