Explaining the differences between Left and Right

Thursday, October 22, 2009
by Jim Riley
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I came across this incredible graphic which might help students understand the essential differences between “left” and “right"…

David McCandless and Stefanie Posavec from Information Is Beautiful have created this concept map to help explain the differences in political opinions across the globe.  An impressive effort.

The larger version (not sure how it will print out) can be found here

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