Power of Data Visualization

The United States has been fighting a war since 1971, and it’s been losing. Which country do you think is most to blame for illegal drug use across the globe?

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There are long-term capital gains — and there are short-term capital gains. And then, of course, there are capital gains taxes. This is when the true fun begins: ranging anywhere from 0% to 35%, come April 15 each year Uncle Sam claims his share of your wins. It works both ways, of course: should your assets depreciate, you can sell at a capital loss and, in some cases, offset those taxable gains. mint.com explain capital gains and capital gain taxes in this infographic.

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This map shows current worldwide annual Meat Consumption per capita.

Probably the most interesting book ever… The Holy Bible.

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We explore the discrepancies in reporting on major marches and rallies and the feasibility of the numbers attendance claimed, from Beck to Stewart.

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Though it seems infographics have only hit the online world recently, they've actually been with us throughout history. Who knew?

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guardian.co.uk'll be following each election result in the Senate, House and gubernatorial races as they come in. Expect results to start arriving from about 7pm ET/11pm GMT and follow Richard Adams's

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Creating a big, expensive epic that flops at the box office has got to be embarrassing. Depending on how bad the movie is and how badly it flops, it can destroy careers...

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The billionaires on the Forbes 400 list have given more than $30 million to politicians and political action committees since 2006, along with millions more in soft money to politically active groups. Although Forbes 400 members give about 15% more money to Republicans than Democrats, they fund groups across the political spectrum.

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John Palmer has a look at the past 100 years of government and economic indicators:

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