Call Me by My New Name: Balkan Nation Is North Macedonia Now

KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2019 The moniker change puts to rest a decades-old dispute with Greece, clearing a path for the renamed country to enter NATO. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s Arid West Is Invading the Fertile East

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 16, 2018 The dry zone of the United States is spreading eastward because of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Evolution Teaches Us About Humanity’s Grim Future: A Conversation With Jared Diamond

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 24, 2014 "How did I convince my beautiful wife to marry me?" asked America's best-known geographer, Jared Diamond. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Fox News Map

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Apr 13, 2014 Dig deeper

Map Simulates Births and Deaths the World Over

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2013 Looking for something to put things into perspective? Check out this real-time map to remind you how transient life is, but also, how quickly the world is becoming populated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Geography of Dissent In Time

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 26, 2013 A Penn State doctoral candidate made a time-lapse visualization of what appears to be every recorded protest on the planet since 1979 that shows a flood of resistance sweeping the planet beginning with the anti-globalization movement of the late 1990s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MSNBC Geography

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Aug 16, 2013 Dig deeper

Racist Election Tweets Mapped Out

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 10, 2012 According to geography research group Floating Sheep, pinpointing the spike in Twitter hate speech is a "useful reminder that technology reflects the society in which it is based, both the good and the bad." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Next America

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Oct 22, 2012 Assuming that neither man faints on the stage at their final debate on Monday, the Obama-Romney race now depends on three smoking guns rarely discussed by candidates: geography, demography, and getting out the right vote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where the Jobs (Still) Aren’t

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2012 Geography is one of those seemingly stodgy fields that's enjoyed an infusion of innovation in recent years, and here's a sobering yet useful map of the U.S. to illustrate that point. Specifically, you'll see how different zones of the country have fared in terms of long-term unemployment. Looking good, Middle America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Location, Location, Location

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2010 The trend of geographical location is coming to Facebook. “Places,” the new feature to be implemented in coming weeks, will allow Facebook users to phone home not only their personal information and consumer preferences but their actual physical location to their friends (and advertisers). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )