We’ve Seen So Many Scandals We’ve Forgotten How to Be Shocked
Here is where we are in 2026: a sitting president’s family received $187 million from a crypto deal. A congressman […]
Here is where we are in 2026: a sitting president’s family received $187 million from a crypto deal. A congressman […]
In January 2026, Salon published: “America Needs a Moral Reckoning in 2026.” The piece described the current moment as a
A June 2026 political analysis described the American housing crisis using the phrase “governance fatigue.” That’s the clinical term they
In 2021, the expanded Child Tax Credit brought child poverty in America down to 5.2% — the lowest in recorded
The World Inequality Database 2026 report: the top 0.001% — fewer than 60,000 individuals on a planet of 8 billion
In January 2026, Dr. Cornel West sat down with Al Jazeera and said what most political commentators are still tiptoeing
Within days of his second inauguration, Trump rescinded executive branch ethics requirements in place for decades. He replaced them with
In 2024, the world’s billionaires collectively added $2 trillion to their wealth. That’s $5.7 billion. Per day. Every single day.
Before the ink was dry on his second inauguration, Donald Trump launched a personal cryptocurrency meme coin — $TRUMP —
In April 2026, CNN reported that four women had come forward alleging sexual harassment — and in one case, rape,
In February 2026, Transparency International released its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index. The global average score: 42 out of 100. The
Let that sink in. The grounds where Lincoln wept over the dead. Where Roosevelt forged policy that fed a nation.
🔒 Crime & Safety ← Back to All Articles After decades of steady decline, juvenile violent crime arrests jumped 9.9%
🏥 Public Health ← Back to All Articles Rates of anxiety, depression, and self-harm among American teenagers have roughly doubled
🏛 Civic Life ← Back to All Articles In 2025, just 76% of Americans reported donating to a religious organization
🏥 Public Health ← Back to All Articles 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in a single recent year. That
🏛 Civic Life ← Back to All Articles One in five American employees reports feeling pressured to compromise their ethical
🏛 Civic Life ← Back to All Articles The United States national debt has surpassed $36 trillion. Interest payments now
🏛 Civic Life ← Back to All Articles In 2022, 72% of Republicans and 63% of Democrats said the opposing
📱 Culture & Media ← Back to All Articles Only 32% of Americans say they trust the mass media to