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Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs6:08

Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs

6.8M views • 16 years ago
NumbersUSA
Roy Beck's short gumball presentation using World Bank and Census data to argue that letting people immigrate to the US cannot solve world poverty because the numbers are so large. It is made by NumbersUSA, an immigration-restriction advocacy group.
Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race - Please Watch to the End. Thanks.4:13

Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race - Please Watch to the End. Thanks.

5M views • 9 years ago
Peter D
A short animated explainer that stages a $100 footrace in which contestants start at different distances from the line, depending on the advantages or disadvantages they inherited. It uses the race as a metaphor for how unequal starting points shape outcomes, citing US census income and poverty figures.
Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC4:48

Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC

11.5M views • 15 years ago
BBC
Hans Rosling uses augmented-reality animation to show 200 countries over 200 years in four minutes, built from 120,000 data points. It tracks life expectancy and income to show the world's development.
Why Louisiana Stays Poor15:25

Why Louisiana Stays Poor

1.7M views • 7 years ago
Together Louisiana
Together Louisiana asks why Louisiana stays poor despite its natural resources and industry, focusing on industrial tax exemptions and corporate welfare.