http://www.slate.com/id/2297437?GT1=38001
Click on the images:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article..._2011?page=0,0
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Dramatically but arguably realistically entitled "Postcards from Hell, 2011."
These images are neither brand new nor surprising and they still make me lose my breath. Why these are considered the most failed states is a gigantic topic.
Those who aren't afraid to observe (and admit to observing) the demographic make up of things may (or should) see no coincidence that the cultural, racial, and ethnic make up of these areas is highly correlated with the economic/class make up of these areas.