Data visualizations

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Independent director pay at “top 50” companies

By Samantha Cook, Meade Klingensmith, Mike Alberti
Data visualizations show median, highest, and individual director pay; reveal change over time; rank...
Corporations

Abandonment of poor: much worse than you thought

By Mike Alberti
The maximum value of public assistance benefits has fallen dramatically in every state between 1970 ...
Poverty State government

Government support for arts down dramatically over time

By Samantha Cook
When adjusted for inflation and population, per capita funding in 2011 down 33 percent from 1983.
Role of government

One graduation for all or add-on ceremonies for minority students?

By Meade Klingensmith
What is done at flagship public universities and at top-rated private schools?
Civil rights Education

“How could we resist?” The revolving door for ex-members of Congress

By Samantha Cook
Part 3 of our data-gathering collaboration with the Center for Responsive Politics.
Open government

Top staffers for new members of Congress: uncovering their previous jobs with lobbying entities

By Samantha Cook
More than three dozen staffers for new members of Congress had at some previous point been associate...
Open government

Newly out-of-office Members of Congress: where have their top staffers gone?

By Samantha Cook
Are they working for employers that are lobbying firms or lobbying clients?
Open government

The incredible shrinking federal workforce

By Mike Alberti
When taking into account the growing size of the population, most parts of the federal civilian work...
Role of government

Workers’ out-of-pocket health insurance costs to go through the roof?

By Mike Alberti
If employers move to a “defined contribution” model, most likely “yes.”
Corporate influence Health care Insurance

Brother, can you spare $829 billion?

By Meade Klingensmith
America’s largest corporations are holding lots of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investment...
Banking Economy