Ten Corporations That Control Almost Everything You Buy

http://www.policymic.com/articles/71255/10-corporations-control-almost-everything-you-buy-this-chart-shows-how

Excerpt:

Ten mega corporations control the output of almost everything you buy; from household products to pet food to jeans. 

According to this chart via Reddit, called "The Illusion of Choice," these corporations create a chain that begins at one of 10 super companies. You've heard of the biggest names, but it's amazing to see what these giants own or influence.

http://www.policymic.com/articles/71255/10-corporations-control-almost-everything-you-buy-this-chart-shows-how

Election Maps

The election is over and Obama is President for another four years. If you saw some of the election maps, it might have looked like there was a lot more red(Republican) than blue(Democrat) on the map. But that view fails to explain the population of those states. There are many different ways to represent how the vote looked on the map. Check out this site to get a better understanding of how the country voted by seeing the map in a new way.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2012/

Election Day

Today is election day. People in the United States are voting for the next President. Who do you think will win? Obama or Romney? What other feelings do you have about the election? I want to hear your opinions. Write complete sentences in the comments of this blog post. You will get a grade on this. 

When you have completed your blog post, you can play with this election map.

http://www.usatoday.com/interactives/news/politics/electoral-vote-tracker/

Presidential Debate 4

The fourth Presidential debate full video. This debate was about Foreign Policy. Follow the link to watch the video. Let us know your thoughts in your blogs!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/presidential-debate-video_n_2005094.html

You can watch all of the past debates at this URL.

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/

Vice President Biden Debates Congressman Paul Ryan

The one and only Vice Presidential debate of the 2012 cycle between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan. The debate took place at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The moderator was Martha Raddatz, ABC's Chief Foreign Correspondent.

Let us know your thoughts about this video in your blogs.

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012/10/video-watch-the-vice-presidential-debate-from-oct-11-at-centre-college/