Are we as generous as we think we are?

A couple of interesting graphics measuring giving related to the Haiti earthquake. (Click to enlarge.) First, considered in terms of sheer amount of money: (Graphic: GOOD Magazine) And second, in terms of giving per capita: (Graphic: Many Eyes; data source: The Guardian) Taking the US as an example: Gross giving = $114,480,000 ($168,000,000 according to …

Links of the Day, October 2

Today is Gandhi’s birthday! News The death toll in Indonesia is up over 1,000, with thousands more still trapped. A fossil find in Ethiopia may turn evolution theories on their head. Tony Blair is in line to become Europe’s first president, assuming the Irish say yes. Obama meets McChrystal. Jon Stewart lays into Democrat Senators. …

Links of the Day, September 30

News A deadly tsunami follows a massive earthquake in the Pacific, striking Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. Please be praying! Typhoon Ketsana, which blasted the Philippines, moves on to Cambodia. Health care Two public option amendments (put forward by Rockefeller and Schumer) both get shot down.

Links of the Day, September 2

News An earthquake hits off the coast of Indonesia, killing at least 35 people. The California Station Fire may have been human-caused. Human trafficking The California State Assembly passes a human trafficking bill. Green The Great Barrier Reef is under threat. Miscellaneous Van Jones uses "a**holes" as a technical, political kind of term. I love …