No-Charts of the Week: Rick Perry, Chameleons, and Squares

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• News

  

  "Fiscal Conservative" Rick Perry Has Spent $700 Million on Executions

  Rick Perry bemoans spending in debates, but executions cost a pretty penny. We do the math.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz

• News

  

  Who’s More Texan? Rick Perry, George W. Bush, and the Paradox of Texas Identity

  Perry never had to prove his authentic Texas specialness, so he’s free to transcend it.

  by Ryan Ellel

• Lifestyle

  

  Buy You a Drink: Cocktails for Republican Also-Rans

  GOOD's resident mixologist offers a free libation to the GOP's fallen soldiers: Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry.

  by Ken Walczak

• News

  

  The Texas Mirage: How Rick Perry's Rightward Shift Is Messing with Texas' Growth

  Texas has indeed shown some impressive economic growth under Governor Perry, but Perry the presidential candidate may soon destroy that.

  by Mark Bergen

• Design

  

  No-Charts of the Week: Oliver Twist, Dope, and the Pope

  We've picked the No-Charts of the week, and topics range from the pope to other religious icons like Tom Brady and Justin Bieber.

  by Nina Lincoff

• Design

  

  No-Charts of the Week: Taxes, Wall Street, and Mr. Rogers

  We've picked the No-Charts of the week, and they range from taxes to grannies with guns.

  by Nina Lincoff

• Culture

  

  Did You Know There Was a Pop-Up Kindergarten in Tahrir Square?

  Here is a heartwarming, earnest, and gripping account of the role of children in the Egyptian revolution, sent to GOOD by one of the protesters.

  by Alex Goldmark

• Lifestyle

  

  Chart: How Much Meat Is on a Blue Whale?

  A look at the size of whales versus cattle illuminates an odd double standard when it comes to killing animals. Should we re-evaluate what we eat?

  by Peter Smith

• GOOD Blog

  

  Tiananmen Square

  It was the anniversary of Tiananmen Square on Saturday, and Slate has some great photos commemerating the events of 1989..

  by Anonymous

• Culture

  

  Rick Santorum: Blacks Shouldn't Be Pro Choice

  The potential presidential candidate Rick Santorum says that, as a black man, Barack Obama should not be pro-choice. Here's his logic.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Business

  

  The Science Behind Rick Perry’s Strange Stem Cell Surgery

  Rick Perry's weird cell therapy treatment probably didn't work, but it's a blessing and a curse for biotech firms.

  by Tim Fernholz

• Environment

  

  Greening the Times Square Ritual?

  Last year, the famous dropping ball at Times Square went "green" by switching to LED lights. This year, as the Times' James Kanter pointed out the...

  by Siobhan O'Connor

• Design

  

  Square Feat: Affordable Feet

  Guest writer Dan Maginn is a principal with el dorado inc, an architecture firm in Kansas City, Missouri. This four part series, "Square...

  by Dan Maginn

• Design

  

  Square Feat: Sustainable Shoes

  While we're on the subject of affordable housing, let's talk about sustainable design, for the two walk hand in hand. But first, let's talk...

  by Dan Maginn

• Design

  

  Square Feat: Foot Steps

  When it comes to building affordably, small is good. This much you know, because well-meaning but grumpy people such as myself have told you this....

  by Dan Maginn

• Design

  

  Square Feat: Fancy Steps

  In my first two entries on affordable housing, we looked at how the size of your house dramatically affects its cost. In this entry, we'll go...

  by Dan Maginn

• Education

  

  Michelle Rhee to Permanently Partner with Florida Governor Rick Scott

  The Sunshine State's the first partner for Rhee's new organization, StudentsFirst.

  by Liz Dwyer

• Cities

  

  Intermission: The Pornography of Old Times Square

  Times Square might currently be an epicenter of pornographic commercialism, but it used to be an epicenter simply of pornography, as you can see...

  by Morgan Clendaniel

• Culture

  

  Thirteen-Year-Old Rebecca Black's Lyrics vs. Katy Perry's Lyrics

  When you make fun of Rebecca Black, you make fun of a little kid.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Environment

  

  How Crowdfunding Saved 722 Square Miles of Rainforest

  Ecuador will choose rainforest preservation over oil exploitation, if the rest of the world can contribute enough money to make it worthwhile.

  by Sarah Laskow