http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/china/
Interesting facts about China, focusing on industrial output, food production and consumption, and military capability. As this piece is presented from a US perspective, it can be interesting for students to consider how bias comes into play when using statistics to tell a story. Generally this piece seems fairly neutral, but it is possible to imagine it otherwise.
http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/everything-fast-food/
This interesting visualisation paints a picture of fast food as an unhealthy yet profitable industry. A good tool to encourage students to think critically about the companies they interact with everyday.
http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/worlds-billionaires/
This visualisation shows the distribution of billionaires across the world, as well as a selection of the companies they are associated with. Why are there so many billionaires on America’s West Coast?