Dec 31, 2018

Our favorite data viz projects from 2018

Axios visuals

We made a lot of charts in 2018! From volcanos to midterms, here are 10 of our favorites:

  1. The long odds against gun legislation in Congress
  2. Black Panther soars past Titanic, Last Jedi and Jurassic World
  3. Here's every volcano that has erupted since Krakatoa
  4. Kennedy's shift to the left of the Supreme Court
  5. How the special elections could predict the midterms
  6. Most campaign contributions come from outside candidates' districts
  7. 11 million U.S. workers are in the trade war's crosshairs
  8. Hurricane Florence: Keep tabs on shifting storm track
  9. All the planets we've found in the Milky Way — so far
  10. Corporate America leans GOP in 2018 midterms

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Ashley Gold
7 mins ago - Technology

Lawyers crystal-ball the Google antitrust case

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios

The Justice Department's antitrust suit against Google is a strong, straightforward monopoly case, competition lawyers and experts tell Axios. But that doesn't mean it'll be an easy journey for the government.

The big picture: Winning any antitrust case is a heavy lift. It's even more of a challenge to pull off victory in a future-looking case that seeks to make room for potential new competition to flourish.

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Sam Baker, Andrew Witherspoon
12 mins ago - Health

The pandemic is getting worse again

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Data: The COVID Tracking Project, state health departments; Note: Due to a database error, Missouri had a 3 day gap in reporting from Oct. 11-13; Map: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios

Every available piece of data proves it: The coronavirus pandemic is getting worse again, all across America.

The big picture: As the death toll ticks past 212,000, at a moment when containing the virus ought to be easier and more urgent than ever, we are instead giving it a bigger foothold to grow from.

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Margaret Talev
52 mins ago - Politics & Policy

SurveyMonkey poll: Young voters' red-state blue wall

Data: SurveyMonkey; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios

There are only five states in the U.S. where voters younger than 35 embrace President Trump over Joe Biden, and none are swing states, according to new 50-state SurveyMonkey-Tableau data for Axios.

Why it matters: These scattered red spots in a sea of blue vividly illustrate Trump's peril if young people were to actually turn out this year. Put another way, Trump's path to re-election depends heavily on younger adults staying home.

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