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The Wealth Gap Nobody in Washington Wants to Close
The richest 1 percent of American households now hold $55 trillion in wealth — roughly the same amount owned by the entire bottom 90 percent of the country,…
The Wealth Gap Nobody in Washington Wants to Close
The richest 1 percent of American households now hold $55 trillion in wealth — roughly the same amount owned by the entire bottom 90 percent of the country,…
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Digital Culture
Falling for a Chatbot: Inside America’s Growing Romance with AINew
Twenty-eight percent of American adults say they’ve had an intimate or romantic relationship with an AI. Not chatted with one. Not used one to draft an email.…
Falling for a Chatbot: Inside America’s Growing Romance with AINew
Twenty-eight percent of American adults say they’ve had an intimate or romantic relationship with an AI. Not chatted with one. Not used one to draft an email.…
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Signals
The Death of the Third Place: Where America Used to GatherNew
In 1965 there were about 12,000 bowling alleys in America. Today there are roughly 3,150. Nobody closed them in a single dramatic sweep — they just, one by one,…
The Death of the Third Place: Where America Used to GatherNew
In 1965 there were about 12,000 bowling alleys in America. Today there are roughly 3,150. Nobody closed them in a single dramatic sweep — they just, one by one,…
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Public Safety
Vaping Nation: The Youth Nicotine Epidemic America Keeps Declaring OverNew
The CDC keeps announcing that youth vaping is falling. It is — and 1.13 million American high schoolers are still doing it, more heavily than ever, on nicotine…
Vaping Nation: The Youth Nicotine Epidemic America Keeps Declaring OverNew
The CDC keeps announcing that youth vaping is falling. It is — and 1.13 million American high schoolers are still doing it, more heavily than ever, on nicotine…
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Digital Culture
The Jobs America Is Quietly Losing to AINew
In 2025, American employers blamed artificial intelligence for nearly 55,000 announced layoffs — and that number only counts the companies honest enough to say…
The Jobs America Is Quietly Losing to AINew
In 2025, American employers blamed artificial intelligence for nearly 55,000 announced layoffs — and that number only counts the companies honest enough to say…
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Signals
The Fall of Organized Labor in AmericaNew
In 1983, one in five American wage earners belonged to a union. Today it’s one in ten. The picket line hasn’t disappeared — it just got a lot lonelier, and a lot…
The Fall of Organized Labor in AmericaNew
In 1983, one in five American wage earners belonged to a union. Today it’s one in ten. The picket line hasn’t disappeared — it just got a lot lonelier, and a lot…
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Education
Is College Still Worth It? Confidence in Higher Education ErodesNew
In 2015, 57% of Americans said they had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher education. Today it’s 38%. That’s not a dip. That’s an entire…
Is College Still Worth It? Confidence in Higher Education ErodesNew
In 2015, 57% of Americans said they had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher education. Today it’s 38%. That’s not a dip. That’s an entire…
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Digital Culture
Watched: The Normalization of Surveillance in American LifeNew
Somewhere between the office and the front porch, America quietly agreed to be watched. Not by a shadowy agency — by employers, neighbors, and private companies…
Watched: The Normalization of Surveillance in American LifeNew
Somewhere between the office and the front porch, America quietly agreed to be watched. Not by a shadowy agency — by employers, neighbors, and private companies…
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Institutions
The Erosion of Public Health Trust in AmericaNew
In the spring of 2025, three out of four Americans said they trusted the CDC’s health recommendations. A year later, that number is 50%. No pandemic, no scandal…
The Erosion of Public Health Trust in AmericaNew
In the spring of 2025, three out of four Americans said they trusted the CDC’s health recommendations. A year later, that number is 50%. No pandemic, no scandal…
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Signals
Who’s Going to Fix It? America’s Vanishing Skilled Trades WorkforceNew
More than one in five construction workers in America is over 55. Over a fifth of plumbers already are. The Home Builders Institute projects that 41 percent of…
Who’s Going to Fix It? America’s Vanishing Skilled Trades WorkforceNew
More than one in five construction workers in America is over 55. Over a fifth of plumbers already are. The Home Builders Institute projects that 41 percent of…
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Institutions
Seeing Isn’t Believing Anymore: Deepfakes and the Collapse of Media TrustNew
Just 56 percent of American adults now say they trust national news organizations at least somewhat — down 20 points since 2016. Meanwhile, the number of…
Seeing Isn’t Believing Anymore: Deepfakes and the Collapse of Media TrustNew
Just 56 percent of American adults now say they trust national news organizations at least somewhat — down 20 points since 2016. Meanwhile, the number of…
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Signals
Burned Out and Checked Out: American Workers Are Quietly Giving UpNew
Only 31 percent of American employees say they’re engaged at work. That’s the lowest figure Gallup has recorded in a decade, and it means roughly two out of…
Burned Out and Checked Out: American Workers Are Quietly Giving UpNew
Only 31 percent of American employees say they’re engaged at work. That’s the lowest figure Gallup has recorded in a decade, and it means roughly two out of…
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Signals
Nobody’s Volunteering Anymore: The Quiet Collapse of Civic Life in AmericaNew
In 2019, roughly 30 percent of Americans formally volunteered — a coat drive, a Little League scoreboard, a church food pantry. By 2021 that number had cratered…
Nobody’s Volunteering Anymore: The Quiet Collapse of Civic Life in AmericaNew
In 2019, roughly 30 percent of Americans formally volunteered — a coat drive, a Little League scoreboard, a church food pantry. By 2021 that number had cratered…
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Signals
No One to Call: The Collapse of Adult Friendship in AmericaNew
In 1990, 3% of American men said they had no close friends. Today it’s 15% — a fivefold jump in one generation. This isn’t a mental-health statistic tucked into…
No One to Call: The Collapse of Adult Friendship in AmericaNew
In 1990, 3% of American men said they had no close friends. Today it’s 15% — a fivefold jump in one generation. This isn’t a mental-health statistic tucked into…
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Institutions
News Deserts: What America Loses When Local Journalism DiesNew
America has lost more than a third of its newspapers since 2005 — roughly 3,300 of them — and last year alone, another 136 stopped the presses for good, a rate…
News Deserts: What America Loses When Local Journalism DiesNew
America has lost more than a third of its newspapers since 2005 — roughly 3,300 of them — and last year alone, another 136 stopped the presses for good, a rate…
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Signals
Healthcare Deserts: When Rural America Loses Its HospitalNew
Somewhere in rural America, a hospital closes or stops taking new patients roughly every three weeks. Over the past year, 18 rural hospitals shut down or…
Healthcare Deserts: When Rural America Loses Its HospitalNew
Somewhere in rural America, a hospital closes or stops taking new patients roughly every three weeks. Over the past year, 18 rural hospitals shut down or…
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Family
The Childcare Crisis: Why Raising a Family Became a LuxuryNew
The national average price of full-time child care hit $13,184 a year in 2025. In most states, a year of infant care now costs more than a year of in-state…
The Childcare Crisis: Why Raising a Family Became a LuxuryNew
The national average price of full-time child care hit $13,184 a year in 2025. In most states, a year of infant care now costs more than a year of in-state…
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Signals
Sick and Broke: How Medical Debt Is Bankrupting American FamiliesNew
More than 100 million American adults — roughly one in three — are carrying past-due medical bills. Collectively they owe an estimated $220 billion. None of them…
Sick and Broke: How Medical Debt Is Bankrupting American FamiliesNew
More than 100 million American adults — roughly one in three — are carrying past-due medical bills. Collectively they owe an estimated $220 billion. None of them…
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Signals
Food Insecurity in America: The Hunger Crisis Hiding in Plain SightNew
In its most recent report, the USDA found that 13.7 percent of American households — roughly 18.3 million of them — went hungry or worried about going hungry at…
Food Insecurity in America: The Hunger Crisis Hiding in Plain SightNew
In its most recent report, the USDA found that 13.7 percent of American households — roughly 18.3 million of them — went hungry or worried about going hungry at…
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Signals
Priced Out: The Slow Death of the American Homeownership DreamNew
In 2025, the typical first-time homebuyer in America turned 40 before closing on a house. In 1981, that buyer was 29. The eleven-year gap is not a fluke of one…
Priced Out: The Slow Death of the American Homeownership DreamNew
In 2025, the typical first-time homebuyer in America turned 40 before closing on a house. In 1981, that buyer was 29. The eleven-year gap is not a fluke of one…
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Culture & Media
The Trust Deficit: How Social Cohesion Is Unraveling
Social trust has dropped to 30%. What happens to a society that stops trusting itself?
The Trust Deficit: How Social Cohesion Is Unraveling
Social trust has dropped to 30%. What happens to a society that stops trusting itself?
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Civic Life
Civic Freefall: Two-Thirds of Americans Fail the Citizenship Test
A nation that doesn’t understand its own foundations cannot defend them. The collapse of civic knowledge in America.
Civic Freefall: Two-Thirds of Americans Fail the Citizenship Test
A nation that doesn’t understand its own foundations cannot defend them. The collapse of civic knowledge in America.
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Culture & Media
Only 32%: Why Americans Have Stopped Trusting the Media
Media trust collapsed to near all-time lows. The data behind the credibility crisis destroying the American press.
Only 32%: Why Americans Have Stopped Trusting the Media
Media trust collapsed to near all-time lows. The data behind the credibility crisis destroying the American press.
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Public Health
107,000 Dead: The Overdose Crisis No One Is Stopping
Fentanyl claimed more American lives last year than the entire Vietnam War. The data behind the deadliest drug crisis in American history.
107,000 Dead: The Overdose Crisis No One Is Stopping
Fentanyl claimed more American lives last year than the entire Vietnam War. The data behind the deadliest drug crisis in American history.
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Faith & Religion
The Empty Pew: How America Lost Its Faith
Church attendance cut in half over two decades. The ripple effects on community and civic life.
The Empty Pew: How America Lost Its Faith
Church attendance cut in half over two decades. The ripple effects on community and civic life.
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Civic Life
Abuse of Power: The Most Legally Challenged President in American History
When leaders place themselves above the law, the rule of law itself becomes a casualty.
Abuse of Power: The Most Legally Challenged President in American History
When leaders place themselves above the law, the rule of law itself becomes a casualty.
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Public Health
2.5 Million New STD Cases a Year: The Sexual Revolution’s Hidden Toll
America has the highest STD rates in the developed world. The data behind the growing public health crisis.
2.5 Million New STD Cases a Year: The Sexual Revolution’s Hidden Toll
America has the highest STD rates in the developed world. The data behind the growing public health crisis.
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Marriage & Family
1.1 Million Abortions a Year: The Data Behind America’s Most Contested Moral Question
Abortion rates are rising post-Dobbs. A data-driven examination of the numbers and what they mean.
1.1 Million Abortions a Year: The Data Behind America’s Most Contested Moral Question
Abortion rates are rising post-Dobbs. A data-driven examination of the numbers and what they mean.
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Crime & Safety
96% of Drivers Admit Aggressive Behavior: The Road Rage Crisis and the Death of Civility
Traffic violence and road rage incidents have reached record highs. The loss of civil behavior on American roads.
96% of Drivers Admit Aggressive Behavior: The Road Rage Crisis and the Death of Civility
Traffic violence and road rage incidents have reached record highs. The loss of civil behavior on American roads.
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Civic Life
$1.8 Trillion in Debt: How America Sold a Generation a Promise It Couldn’t Keep
45 million Americans carry student loan debt. The broken promise at the heart of American higher education.
$1.8 Trillion in Debt: How America Sold a Generation a Promise It Couldn’t Keep
45 million Americans carry student loan debt. The broken promise at the heart of American higher education.
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Crime & Safety
82% Are Re-Arrested Within a Decade: Why America’s Justice System Doesn’t Rehabilitate
The prison-to-prison pipeline. Why America’s criminal justice system produces more crime.
82% Are Re-Arrested Within a Decade: Why America’s Justice System Doesn’t Rehabilitate
The prison-to-prison pipeline. Why America’s criminal justice system produces more crime.
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Civic Life
The NEET Generation: Why 12% of Young Americans Have Dropped Out of Everything
Millions of young Americans are neither working, studying, nor training. The silent disengagement crisis.
The NEET Generation: Why 12% of Young Americans Have Dropped Out of Everything
Millions of young Americans are neither working, studying, nor training. The silent disengagement crisis.
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Crime & Safety
Antisemitism at Record Highs: The Ancient Hatred Is Back in American Life
Antisemitic incidents hit an all-time high in 2023. The resurgence of hate in American public life.
Antisemitism at Record Highs: The Ancient Hatred Is Back in American Life
Antisemitic incidents hit an all-time high in 2023. The resurgence of hate in American public life.
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Public Health
One Million Dead: The Fentanyl Overdose Crisis and the Society That Built It
Over a million Americans have died of overdoses since 1999. Fentanyl is driving the deadliest phase yet.
One Million Dead: The Fentanyl Overdose Crisis and the Society That Built It
Over a million Americans have died of overdoses since 1999. Fentanyl is driving the deadliest phase yet.
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Public Health
2.6 Million Teens Had Suicidal Thoughts Last Year. The Crisis Is Not Letting Up.
Youth suicide has tripled since 2007. The mental health emergency America isn’t taking seriously.
2.6 Million Teens Had Suicidal Thoughts Last Year. The Crisis Is Not Letting Up.
Youth suicide has tripled since 2007. The mental health emergency America isn’t taking seriously.
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Civic Life
A Generation That Checked Out: The Collapse of Civic Engagement in America
Voter turnout, volunteerism, and community participation have all declined. What it means for democracy.
A Generation That Checked Out: The Collapse of Civic Engagement in America
Voter turnout, volunteerism, and community participation have all declined. What it means for democracy.
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Crime & Safety
1 in 7 Children: The Child Abuse and Neglect Crisis at the Heart of Our Failures
1 in 7 children will experience abuse or neglect before their 18th birthday. The crisis in plain sight.
1 in 7 Children: The Child Abuse and Neglect Crisis at the Heart of Our Failures
1 in 7 children will experience abuse or neglect before their 18th birthday. The crisis in plain sight.
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Crime & Safety
1.9 Million Behind Bars: America’s Mass Incarceration Crisis Is a Moral Emergency
The U.S. incarcerates more people than any nation on earth. The human and moral cost.
1.9 Million Behind Bars: America’s Mass Incarceration Crisis Is a Moral Emergency
The U.S. incarcerates more people than any nation on earth. The human and moral cost.
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Civic Life
A Nation of Enemies: How Political Polarization Is Tearing America Apart
The partisan divide has never been wider. The data on how Americans stopped seeing each other as citizens.
A Nation of Enemies: How Political Polarization Is Tearing America Apart
The partisan divide has never been wider. The data on how Americans stopped seeing each other as citizens.
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Civic Life
Fewer Americans Are Giving. What a 25-Year Low in Charity Tells Us.
Charitable giving has hit a 25-year low. The decline of generosity as a core American value.
Fewer Americans Are Giving. What a 25-Year Low in Charity Tells Us.
Charitable giving has hit a 25-year low. The decline of generosity as a core American value.
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Culture & Media
Strangers Next Door: The Collapse of Social Trust in American Life
Social trust has dropped to 30%. What happens to a society when neighbors stop trusting each other.
Strangers Next Door: The Collapse of Social Trust in American Life
Social trust has dropped to 30%. What happens to a society when neighbors stop trusting each other.
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Marriage & Family
18.6 Million Children Without Both Parents: The Single-Parent Crisis Nobody Names
The most reliable predictor of child poverty, school failure, and crime. The data we ignore.
18.6 Million Children Without Both Parents: The Single-Parent Crisis Nobody Names
The most reliable predictor of child poverty, school failure, and crime. The data we ignore.
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Public Health
6,398 Veteran Suicides in a Single Year: The Promise We Broke
More veterans die by suicide than in combat. The nation’s failure to honor those who served.
6,398 Veteran Suicides in a Single Year: The Promise We Broke
More veterans die by suicide than in combat. The nation’s failure to honor those who served.
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Crime & Safety
The $47 Billion Theft: What America’s Shoplifting Crisis Reveals About Who We Are
Organized retail theft has become a $47 billion industry. The moral breakdown behind the numbers.
The $47 Billion Theft: What America’s Shoplifting Crisis Reveals About Who We Are
Organized retail theft has become a $47 billion industry. The moral breakdown behind the numbers.
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Crime & Safety
10 Million Victims a Year: The Domestic Violence Crisis Inside American Homes
Every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted in America. The epidemic that thrives in silence.
10 Million Victims a Year: The Domestic Violence Crisis Inside American Homes
Every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted in America. The epidemic that thrives in silence.
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Crime & Safety
5 Million Betrayed: The Elder Abuse Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
5 million seniors are abused every year — often by the people entrusted with their care.
5 Million Betrayed: The Elder Abuse Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
5 million seniors are abused every year — often by the people entrusted with their care.
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Public Health
1 in 5 American Children Has Obesity. This Is a Failure of Adult Responsibility.
The first generation expected to live shorter lives than their parents. The data and the culprits.
1 in 5 American Children Has Obesity. This Is a Failure of Adult Responsibility.
The first generation expected to live shorter lives than their parents. The data and the culprits.
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Civic Life
The $12.5 Billion Lie: America’s Fraud and Identity Theft Epidemic
Financial fraud touches 1 in 3 Americans. The moral collapse behind the numbers.
The $12.5 Billion Lie: America’s Fraud and Identity Theft Epidemic
Financial fraud touches 1 in 3 Americans. The moral collapse behind the numbers.
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Crime & Safety
Modern Slavery in America: The Human Trafficking Crisis the Numbers Cannot Capture
Over 100,000 people trafficked in the U.S. annually. The crisis hiding in plain sight.
Modern Slavery in America: The Human Trafficking Crisis the Numbers Cannot Capture
Over 100,000 people trafficked in the U.S. annually. The crisis hiding in plain sight.
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Marriage & Family
America Is Not Having Babies: The Fertility Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About
The U.S. fertility rate has fallen below replacement level. The long-term consequences for society.
America Is Not Having Babies: The Fertility Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About
The U.S. fertility rate has fallen below replacement level. The long-term consequences for society.
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Public Health
The War on Childhood: How Smartphones Are Rewiring a Generation
Children spend over 7 hours a day on screens. The neurological and social damage accumulating.
The War on Childhood: How Smartphones Are Rewiring a Generation
Children spend over 7 hours a day on screens. The neurological and social damage accumulating.
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Culture & Media
The Trust Collapse: How American Media Lost the Country
Only 32% of Americans trust the media. How it happened and what it means for democracy.
The Trust Collapse: How American Media Lost the Country
Only 32% of Americans trust the media. How it happened and what it means for democracy.
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Civic Life
The Literacy Crisis: When a Nation Stops Reading, It Stops Thinking
54% of American adults read below a 6th-grade level. The educational collapse hiding in plain sight.
The Literacy Crisis: When a Nation Stops Reading, It Stops Thinking
54% of American adults read below a 6th-grade level. The educational collapse hiding in plain sight.
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Public Health
The Homelessness Crisis: 650,000 Americans Living on the Street
The largest homeless population since record-keeping began. The policies that are making it worse.
The Homelessness Crisis: 650,000 Americans Living on the Street
The largest homeless population since record-keeping began. The policies that are making it worse.
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Civic Life
The $36 Trillion Betrayal: America’s National Debt as a Moral Failure
Every child born today inherits over $100,000 in debt. A generational moral crisis hiding in plain sight.
The $36 Trillion Betrayal: America’s National Debt as a Moral Failure
Every child born today inherits over $100,000 in debt. A generational moral crisis hiding in plain sight.
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Public Health
The Mental Health Crisis: Why America’s Children Are Breaking
Youth depression, anxiety, and suicide at all-time highs. What we’ve done to the next generation.
The Mental Health Crisis: Why America’s Children Are Breaking
Youth depression, anxiety, and suicide at all-time highs. What we’ve done to the next generation.
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Public Health
The Opioid Crisis: How America Got Hooked, Who Profited, and What It Says About Us
500,000 dead. The pharmaceutical industry, the regulators who failed, and the communities left behind.
The Opioid Crisis: How America Got Hooked, Who Profited, and What It Says About Us
500,000 dead. The pharmaceutical industry, the regulators who failed, and the communities left behind.
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Civic Life
The War in Iran: What It Reveals About America’s Moral Posture
Military engagement overseas reflects domestic values. An analysis of America’s moral reckoning abroad.
The War in Iran: What It Reveals About America’s Moral Posture
Military engagement overseas reflects domestic values. An analysis of America’s moral reckoning abroad.
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Culture & Media
The Dehumanization of Political Opponents: How Public Discourse Became a War
When political opponents become enemies, democracy erodes. The data on America’s discourse collapse.
The Dehumanization of Political Opponents: How Public Discourse Became a War
When political opponents become enemies, democracy erodes. The data on America’s discourse collapse.
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Faith & Religion
The Collapse of Religious Identity in Young Americans
Fewer than half of young adults identify with any religion. What fills the moral vacuum they leave behind.
The Collapse of Religious Identity in Young Americans
Fewer than half of young adults identify with any religion. What fills the moral vacuum they leave behind.
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Crime & Safety
Gang Violence and the Normalization of Urban Warfare in America
In hundreds of American cities, gang violence has become background noise. The data and the cost.
Gang Violence and the Normalization of Urban Warfare in America
In hundreds of American cities, gang violence has become background noise. The data and the cost.
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Crime & Safety
Gunfire at the Dinner Table: When Civic Space Is No Longer Safe
Public spaces have become battlegrounds. The normalization of gun violence in everyday American life.
Gunfire at the Dinner Table: When Civic Space Is No Longer Safe
Public spaces have become battlegrounds. The normalization of gun violence in everyday American life.
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Civic Life
Leadership Integrity and the Erosion of Public Trust in America
When leaders fail morally, trust collapses. The cascade effect on civic institutions.
Leadership Integrity and the Erosion of Public Trust in America
When leaders fail morally, trust collapses. The cascade effect on civic institutions.
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Civic Life
Dropout Rates in Urban Schools: A Crisis Playing Out in Slow Motion
1 in 5 students in major urban districts will not graduate. The human cost behind the numbers.
Dropout Rates in Urban Schools: A Crisis Playing Out in Slow Motion
1 in 5 students in major urban districts will not graduate. The human cost behind the numbers.
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Marriage & Family
The Hidden Cost of Divorce: What the Data Says About Children’s Outcomes
Decades of research confirm the toll on children. The data America refuses to confront.
The Hidden Cost of Divorce: What the Data Says About Children’s Outcomes
Decades of research confirm the toll on children. The data America refuses to confront.
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Culture & Media
Social Media’s Quiet War on Youth Mental Health and Moral Formation
The data on social media’s impact on teens is devastating — and we keep scrolling anyway.
Social Media’s Quiet War on Youth Mental Health and Moral Formation
The data on social media’s impact on teens is devastating — and we keep scrolling anyway.
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Faith & Religion
Why the Decline in Church Attendance Is About More Than Religion
Weekly attendance has collapsed from 44% to 22%. The fastest-growing group in America is “none.”
Why the Decline in Church Attendance Is About More Than Religion
Weekly attendance has collapsed from 44% to 22%. The fastest-growing group in America is “none.”
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Crime & Safety
The Surge: Violent Crime and the Collapse of Urban Safety
Homicide rates surged 30% in major cities. Who bears the cost and why policy has failed.
The Surge: Violent Crime and the Collapse of Urban Safety
Homicide rates surged 30% in major cities. Who bears the cost and why policy has failed.
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Marriage & Family
40% and Rising: The Single-Parent Crisis in America
Four in ten American children born outside of marriage. The consequences for education, poverty, and the next generation.
40% and Rising: The Single-Parent Crisis in America
Four in ten American children born outside of marriage. The consequences for education, poverty, and the next generation.
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Civic Life
The Ethics Vacuum: How Corporate America Normalized Moral Failure
From financial fraud to environmental destruction — the erosion of ethics in American business.
The Ethics Vacuum: How Corporate America Normalized Moral Failure
From financial fraud to environmental destruction — the erosion of ethics in American business.
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Crime & Safety
Juvenile Violence Is Surging Again: The Warning Signs America Is Ignoring
Youth arrests for violent crime are climbing. The early warning signs of a generation in crisis.
Juvenile Violence Is Surging Again: The Warning Signs America Is Ignoring
Youth arrests for violent crime are climbing. The early warning signs of a generation in crisis.
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Civic Life
The Cheating Epidemic: When Honesty Became Optional in American Education
Over 60% of college students admit to cheating. The collapse of academic integrity in America.
The Cheating Epidemic: When Honesty Became Optional in American Education
Over 60% of college students admit to cheating. The collapse of academic integrity in America.
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Public Health
175,000 Deaths a Year: The Alcohol Epidemic America Refuses to Take Seriously
Alcohol kills more Americans than opioids — but it’s sold at every gas station in the country.
175,000 Deaths a Year: The Alcohol Epidemic America Refuses to Take Seriously
Alcohol kills more Americans than opioids — but it’s sold at every gas station in the country.
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Public Health
The Sports Betting Explosion: America’s Fastest-Growing Addiction Crisis
Legal in 38 states since 2018. The addiction epidemic that followed legalization.
The Sports Betting Explosion: America’s Fastest-Growing Addiction Crisis
Legal in 38 states since 2018. The addiction epidemic that followed legalization.
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Marriage & Family
Fatherless America: What Half a Century of Family Breakdown Has Cost Us
40% of American children born to unmarried parents. The data on what father absence costs children.
Fatherless America: What Half a Century of Family Breakdown Has Cost Us
40% of American children born to unmarried parents. The data on what father absence costs children.
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Crime & Safety
The Violent Crime Spike: What the Data Shows and What It Means
Homicide rates surged 30% in major metros. The real numbers behind the headlines.
The Violent Crime Spike: What the Data Shows and What It Means
Homicide rates surged 30% in major metros. The real numbers behind the headlines.
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Crime & Safety
When Protectors Become Predators: The Betrayal of Institutional Trust
When institutions designed to protect us become sources of harm, social trust collapses entirely.
When Protectors Become Predators: The Betrayal of Institutional Trust
When institutions designed to protect us become sources of harm, social trust collapses entirely.
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Civic Life
April 2026 Score Breakdown: Trust in Government Hits New Low
Just 20% of Americans trust the federal government. The latest index update with current data.
April 2026 Score Breakdown: Trust in Government Hits New Low
Just 20% of Americans trust the federal government. The latest index update with current data.
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