A map of “life today” scores — a Gallup measure of perceived quality of life — shows similar responses in the U.S. and Mexico, while Central American countries score much lower. (Map via The Atlantic)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.