The think tank Demos has been doing a really stellar job commemorating the anniversary of Michael Harrington’s “The Other America” — as mentioned in my poverty charts post yesterday — and their best item so far is this series of beautiful interactive charts illustrating the state of poverty in America:
The coolest part is that you can use the slider on the top to change years and see all the featured data for years from 1967 to the present. Take a look and play around for a while.