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  Some Type of Influence or Control

  An artist’s obsession with drawing the connections between Swiss banks, global terrorists, and U.S. politicians

  by Craig Damrauer +

• Lifestyle

  

  High Minded: Working Under the Influence

  I believe that it is impossible not to disintegrate from sadness if you attempt to serve people food when you’re stoned.

  by Tess Lynch, Beth Hoeckel +

• News

  

  Where Are They (Peddling Influence) Now?

  We've heard about the revolving door between Congress and K Street lobbying firms. The Where Are They Now? project is keeping an eye on exactly...

  by Andrew Price +

• Education

  

  College Major Influences Political Beliefs

  According to a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (pdf), you are what you major in. More specifically, what you choose to study...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan 3

• Education

  

  Digital Influence: What's the Most-Discussed University on the Web?

  The Global Language Monitor List analyzed billions of web pages, tweets and blog posts to find out which university has the greatest influence.

  by Liz Dwyer +

• News

  

  Third Party Candidates

  Why Vote? Reasons 1,150 - 1,158 Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney won't be the only also-rans in the pack of presidential contenders. Most people...

  by GOOD +

• News

  

  How to Influence Politics with Money after Citizens United

  In the Citizens United case last month the Supreme Court ruled that corporations could spend without limit in political campaigns. At the time...

  by Andrew Price +

• Education

  

  Home Libraries Influence a Kid's Success in School

  According to a study in the journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, children growing up in homes with a large library of books...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan 7

• Culture

  

  Watch the Trailer for Influencers: How Trends and Creativity Become Contagious

  Influencers is a short documentary exploring how trends in music and fashion spread from small groups of influential people to the public at large.

  by Patrick James +

• News

  

  Candidates And The Positions They Assume

  This (fairly) recent piece from The Times helps aggregate the war views of the myriad presidential candidates for 2008. Click and learn..

  by Patrick James +

• Culture

  

  Study: Police Dogs Are Influenced by Their Handlers' False Prejudices

  A new study shows that some police dogs let their handlers' beliefs take precedent over their trained noses. Scary stuff.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Business

  

  Tweet Seekers: How Your Social Media Outbursts Influence TV Networks

  MTV's VMAs attracted the most social media attention ever. How do we know? Why should we care?

  by Tim Fernholz, Dylan C. Lathrop +

• News

  

  Your Ideal Candidate In Eleven Questions

  This 11-question quiz from WQAD in Illinois will tell you which presidential candidate is most closely aligned with your views on immigration,...

  by Andrew Price +

• News

  

  How The Candidates Will Spend Judgment Day

  Hillary's already home, but what about the other candidates? After months on the campaign trail, where will everyone be on judgment day?John...

  by Daniel Riley +

• News

  

  Presidential Candidates Endorse Batman. And ABBA.

  We're well aware of where some pop icons stand when it comes to the presidential candidates (the "Paris Hilton factor"), and now, we also know...

  by Alexandra Marvar +

• News

  

  The Almost-Candidate: The Sarah Palin School of Activism

  Sarah Palin joins the ranks of political rabble-rousers who'd rather threaten to run for president than deal with the mundane task of governing.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• News

  

  Who's the Most Conservative GOP Contender? A Candidate Matrix

  Here's what you need to know so far about the frontrunners of the Republican primary.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Education

  

  Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Calls for Delay on Textbook Vote

  We've blogged a lot about the flap over the changes for social studies textbooks proposed by the overly influential Texas State Board of...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan 1

• News

  

  Transparency: What Companies Are Giving the Most Money to Political Candidates

  What would candidates look like if they campaigned in suits that made it clear to the world who their sponsors were, just like NASCAR drivers.

  by GOOD, Serifcan Ozcan +

• News

  

  'Going Viral': Political Candidates' Quest to Create the Next YouTube Sensation

  It's nearly impossible to predict which political ads will go viral, or if they'll have any real effect once they do.

  by Sam Graham-Felsen +