Philip Holm

The AP Global Economy Tracker helps anyone using it achieve an understanding of the state of the global economy. See how a nation’s debt ratio compares to others or take a historic look at stock changes and many other indicators!

In a more than year long investigation, we uncovered problems at all 64 U.S. nuclear plant sites in currently in operation. We also thought about how over a long period of time not only do the plants age but the surrounding infrastructure conditions worsened amid a swelling population in nearby areas. Jeff Donn wrote this amazing story and really dedicated countless hours into this project.

This interactive is a follow up to last summer’s AP investigative story on 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. This time AP uncovered 3,200 idle wells that have just been left unplugged without any type of protection from leakage.

This interactive looks at the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation and how they as a nation battled to contain the spread of radiation.

An interactive look at the political history of a struggled nation.

An interactive look at the change in the 2010 U.S. population for all 50 states.

With the announced wedding plans of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the royal family tree of Britain will be expanding once again.

In fashion, one week you’re in and the next you’re out. Here’s a look at a few distinctive designs from the top designers at fashion week in New York, Milan and Paris.

There are more than 27,000 oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico that are considered abandoned and neither the federal government or the owners of the wells – the oil companies, are taking any sort of responsibility for the [...]

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An interactive look at the state of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I produced the maps in this interactive and other touches here and there. A great team of us [...]