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We at US Democrazy spend so much time analyzing the world that we thought it would be fun to analyze ourself. To aid in this we found some fun sites that were interesting if not helpful.
Wait!!! This paper is due in ONE HOUR!!!
It’s that time of year. School’s end is approaching and you know what that means…papers are due for the end of semester.
Like most of you, we plan on putting them off until the last minute. However, if you were to start now (do as we say, not as we do) you may hit that ever dangerous WRITER’S BLOCK.
Well have no fear, we at US Democrazy have got some great sites to spark your creative mind. …read more.
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With all that’s happening due to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Steven’s retirement we at US Democrazy thought we’d give you some suggested sites about the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States).
First off, what is the history of the court and its cases? Well, our friends at PBS has got you covered there. They have a wonderful website on the subject (including videos, games, and an AWESOME timeline). …read more.
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Despite what we at US Democrazy like to think, our brain is fallible… and so is yours.
In fact, Our brains are quite easily fooled. For example, in the adjacent picture… are the red lines really curved?
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We at US Democrazy love to travel (even if it is just to get away from our editor).
One of the big challenges for aspiring globetrotters face is… where to go?
Well, luckily our friends at the Central Intelligence Agency have their wonderful World Factbook telling you everything one could ever want to know about countries around the globe.
Math can be a challenge (just watch the chaos of math in the Bunker’s home above). Luckily everyone loves math, right? Now, before you throw your computer out the window to avoid reading anymore about math, check out these cool (and helpful) web sites.
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US Democrazy gave you some cool websites about the national debt last week. Well to follow that up we’re giving you information about student debt (from both college and fun).
As you can see in this awesome info-graphic by Good Magazine, student debt has been ballooning.
For a more in depth look at student debt state by state The Project on Student debt has a very snazzy map.
Student debt can be caused by college tuition. However, the new experiences of being financially separated from parents, the excitement of getting a credit card, and the ease of internet shopping (somehow we ordered twenty Snuggies to the office) can further cause debt problems.
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At USDemocrazy we are always trying to keep an eye on our debt. (You’ll be amazed how expensive solid gold laptops are.)
With the Obama Administration’s 2011 Federal Budget Proposal being released earlier this year, it seems that it was time to have fun with our national debt.
First we have found this cool debt clock. Beyond just telling the amount of debt it also lets you know TONS of other handy facts.
Now when one sees these big numbers it can cause quite a shock. You may be thinking to yourself how could we end up owing so much dough. Well if you’re such a budget hero, give this budget balancing game a try. (It’s harder than you think.)
With all of this debt, is there anything we can do?? Well one easy thing to do would be to get elected to an office and see if you can help out. If that is to much work you can always just donate money to the US government.
We wouldn’t want to leave you feeling down about the US debt, so here is one more cool site. This one lets you see how our debt stacks up against that of other nations. At least we’re not the only ones who owe cash…
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We here at USDemocrazy love discourse, particularly when it involves us telling our editors what we think of their pathetic ideas. Thus, we have been very excited to follow the special election in Massachusetts.
Paul Kirk, the interim replacement for the late Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, will not be seeking to serve out the remainder of Senator Kennedy’s term.
This has led to much interest in political circles. Kirk, a Democrat was one of the sixty votes in the Senate that helped health care reform squeak in.
For awesome sites this week, therefore, we want to share some interesting info on that important Massachusetts race. Most notably… the candidates and Health Care. …read more.
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We here at USDemocrazy are taking time to reflect. We would much rather do that then listen to our editors!
This week features a look back at 2009, and today reflection will be political in nature.
Seeing that we are in the season of giving, how about the ten perfect gifts for the politicians in your life? …read more.
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We here at USDemocrazy worry quite a bit about the climate, particularly as our editors are fond of locking us out of the building. As a result we closely follow climate-related news from sites like these:
The Guardian, a British daily, has a whole section devoted to climate change-related news.
British-based BBC News also has a section devoted specifically to climate change.
The New York Times similarly has such an offering stateside.
The Los Angeles Times takes a slightly different approach, providing a section on Environmental news.
The Economist, a weekly news publication, offers environmental and climate news in its Science & Technology section.
We here at USDemocrazy enjoy listening to a well-worded, insightful address (A sharp contrast to our editor’s daily blabbering).
Thus, in honor of President Obama’s recent West Point speech entitled “A New Way Forward“, we decided to dedicate this week’s Awesome Sites to other noteworthy addresses.
The Presidential Speech Archive at the Miller Center for Public Affairs on the campus of the University of Virginia contains a listing of presidential speeches, in the ascending order of presidents.
One famous wartime presidential address stands out among most others, the Gettysburg Address. The Avalon Project website of Yale University makes this noteworthy speech available while also providing a compilation of information on other historical documents.
As part of its American Presidency Project, the University of California at Santa Barbara offers a catalog of nomination acceptance and inauguration speeches delivered by presidents and would-be presidents.
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We here at USDemocrazy know a good turkey when we see one (and there is no bigger turkey than our in-house cartoonist/editor).
Unfortunately, we don’t know how to cook a big Turkey (bird, that is…). So in preparation for the office party on Thursday, we have turned to the Internet to help us out.
This week’s Awesome Sites focuses on timely recipes for tasty Thanksgiving treats and accessories. …read more.
We at USDemocrazy do not have money problems. We have no money…no money, no problems.
Still, we have enormous respect for those who can manage huge sums of money on an awesome scale. So for this week’s Awesome Sites we are sharing links to World-wide wonders that manage mega-money. …read more.
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Some of us here at USDemocrazy don’t trust banks and instead choose to keep money under our mattresses (and believe us, these mattresses need all the padding they can get).
Still, despite an uncertain economy gripping the country most folks still rely on banks and other institutions to manage their funds.
So, as a follow-up to last week’s post about how money is spent by the U.S. government, we decided to explore how America’s money is managed. …read more.
