Is Innovation The Cure To America’s Ills?

Something that kept creeping up in President Barack Obama’s State of The Union address was the word ‘innovation’. Can the US “out-innovate” the rest of the world by simply increasing U.S. investment in research and development?

In response to the State of the Union address, The Economist created a unique and quirky video that combines charts and graphs to add important context to President Obama’s speech.

Check the video out below.