In the News
- Space debris led to an orbital emergency in 2025. Will anything change? See our breakdown →
- Kessler Syndrome alert: satellites now have a 5.5-day countdown to potential cascade See our breakdown →
- Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats See our breakdown →
- A Republican plan to overhaul voting is back. Here's what's new in the bill. See our breakdown →
- Black Gen Z and Millennial buyers are half as likely to own a home as white counterparts See our breakdown →
- PFAS detected in drinking water systems serving at least 151 million Americans, new EPA data shows See our breakdown →
- Federal PFAS Regulation: 2025 Activities and 2026 Anticipated Actions See our breakdown →
- Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals See our breakdown →
- Health impacts of microplastic and nanoplastic exposure See our breakdown →
- Breakthrough CRISPR system could reverse antibiotic resistance crisis See our breakdown →
- Using synthetic biology and AI to address global antimicrobial resistance threat See our breakdown →
- NOAA, NASA: 2025 ozone hole is 5th smallest since 1992 See our breakdown →
- Small and short-lived 2025 ozone hole confirms long-term recovery trend See our breakdown →
- EPA extends methane emissions compliance deadlines by 18 months for oil and gas sector See our breakdown →
- Congress uses CRA to kill EPA methane fee on oil and gas facilities See our breakdown →
- DOE awards $800 million to deploy first U.S. small modular reactors See our breakdown →
- EU clears the way for CRISPR crops — Norway expected to follow See our breakdown →
- U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, largest decline ever recorded See our breakdown →
- Products - Drug Overdose Deaths Data Brief — January 2026 See our breakdown →
- Following the Money of Mass Incarceration 2026 See our breakdown →
- Second Look Laws Are Passing — When Advocates Frame Them as Righting a Wrong See our breakdown →
- Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026 introduced after ICE killing of Renee Good See our breakdown →
- Markey and Pressley expand push to end qualified immunity for ICE agents, federal officers See our breakdown →
- How does the Citizens United decision still affect us in 2026? See our breakdown →
- Trump-aligned MAGA Inc super PAC enters 2026 with $300 million stockpile See our breakdown →
- Money in Politics Roundup — February 2026 See our breakdown →
- Despite Trump push, Senate Republicans say votes aren't there to change filibuster rules See our breakdown →
- Thune says ending filibuster 'not happening' despite Trump's demands See our breakdown →
- House passes sweeping housing reform bill by wide margin See our breakdown →
- Congress isn't waiting on Trump to lower housing costs See our breakdown →
- Billionaires are richer than ever — and have 'outsized' political influence, says Oxfam See our breakdown →
- How one Supreme Court case gave us Elon Musk's clout — and American oligarchy See our breakdown →
- Fed holds rates steady at 3.5–3.75% as inflation remains elevated See our breakdown →
- Budget office expects Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2026 See our breakdown →
- Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' adds $5.2 trillion in tax cuts — projections diverge sharply See our breakdown →
- What are the main elements of Trump's tax and spending megabill? See our breakdown →
- Federal commission reports on the school-to-prison pipeline for Black boys in the United States See our breakdown →
- Sen. Booker introduces the Ending PUSHOUT Act to reduce exclusionary school discipline See our breakdown →
- ACA enhanced subsidy expiration hits 22 million people — many saw premiums more than double See our breakdown →
- What percentage of Americans have medical debt in 2026? See our breakdown →
- State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession See our breakdown →
- The racial wealth gap in the U.S. is growing — white households hold 21x more than Black households See our breakdown →
- Social Security Board of Trustees: Combined trust fund projected for depletion one year sooner than last year See our breakdown →
- What the 2025 Trustees' Report shows about Social Security See our breakdown →
- Macroeconomic implications of immigration flows in 2025 and 2026 — Brookings January update See our breakdown →
- Net migration turned negative in 2025 for the first time in at least 50 years See our breakdown →
- Space debris led to an orbital emergency in 2025. Will anything change? See our breakdown →
- Kessler Syndrome alert: satellites now have a 5.5-day countdown to potential cascade See our breakdown →
- Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats See our breakdown →
- A Republican plan to overhaul voting is back. Here's what's new in the bill. See our breakdown →
- Black Gen Z and Millennial buyers are half as likely to own a home as white counterparts See our breakdown →
- PFAS detected in drinking water systems serving at least 151 million Americans, new EPA data shows See our breakdown →
- Federal PFAS Regulation: 2025 Activities and 2026 Anticipated Actions See our breakdown →
- Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals See our breakdown →
- Health impacts of microplastic and nanoplastic exposure See our breakdown →
- Breakthrough CRISPR system could reverse antibiotic resistance crisis See our breakdown →
- Using synthetic biology and AI to address global antimicrobial resistance threat See our breakdown →
- NOAA, NASA: 2025 ozone hole is 5th smallest since 1992 See our breakdown →
- Small and short-lived 2025 ozone hole confirms long-term recovery trend See our breakdown →
- EPA extends methane emissions compliance deadlines by 18 months for oil and gas sector See our breakdown →
- Congress uses CRA to kill EPA methane fee on oil and gas facilities See our breakdown →
- DOE awards $800 million to deploy first U.S. small modular reactors See our breakdown →
- EU clears the way for CRISPR crops — Norway expected to follow See our breakdown →
- U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, largest decline ever recorded See our breakdown →
- Products - Drug Overdose Deaths Data Brief — January 2026 See our breakdown →
- Following the Money of Mass Incarceration 2026 See our breakdown →
- Second Look Laws Are Passing — When Advocates Frame Them as Righting a Wrong See our breakdown →
- Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026 introduced after ICE killing of Renee Good See our breakdown →
- Markey and Pressley expand push to end qualified immunity for ICE agents, federal officers See our breakdown →
- How does the Citizens United decision still affect us in 2026? See our breakdown →
- Trump-aligned MAGA Inc super PAC enters 2026 with $300 million stockpile See our breakdown →
- Money in Politics Roundup — February 2026 See our breakdown →
- Despite Trump push, Senate Republicans say votes aren't there to change filibuster rules See our breakdown →
- Thune says ending filibuster 'not happening' despite Trump's demands See our breakdown →
- House passes sweeping housing reform bill by wide margin See our breakdown →
- Congress isn't waiting on Trump to lower housing costs See our breakdown →
- Billionaires are richer than ever — and have 'outsized' political influence, says Oxfam See our breakdown →
- How one Supreme Court case gave us Elon Musk's clout — and American oligarchy See our breakdown →
- Fed holds rates steady at 3.5–3.75% as inflation remains elevated See our breakdown →
- Budget office expects Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2026 See our breakdown →
- Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' adds $5.2 trillion in tax cuts — projections diverge sharply See our breakdown →
- What are the main elements of Trump's tax and spending megabill? See our breakdown →
- Federal commission reports on the school-to-prison pipeline for Black boys in the United States See our breakdown →
- Sen. Booker introduces the Ending PUSHOUT Act to reduce exclusionary school discipline See our breakdown →
- ACA enhanced subsidy expiration hits 22 million people — many saw premiums more than double See our breakdown →
- What percentage of Americans have medical debt in 2026? See our breakdown →
- State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession See our breakdown →
- The racial wealth gap in the U.S. is growing — white households hold 21x more than Black households See our breakdown →
- Social Security Board of Trustees: Combined trust fund projected for depletion one year sooner than last year See our breakdown →
- What the 2025 Trustees' Report shows about Social Security See our breakdown →
- Macroeconomic implications of immigration flows in 2025 and 2026 — Brookings January update See our breakdown →
- Net migration turned negative in 2025 for the first time in at least 50 years See our breakdown →
Social
Healthcare in America
The United States spends twice what comparable countries pay for healthcare — and gets measurably worse outcomes. The gap is not accidental.
Read more →Immigration
What the economic and social data actually shows about immigration — which is considerably different from what both sides of the political debate usually claim.
Read more →Mass Incarceration
The United States incarcerates more people than any country on Earth — and built the system deliberately, in a generation.
Read more →The School-to-Prison Pipeline
The disciplinary policies that route children from classrooms into courts — and who those policies target.
Read more →Social Security
The most successful anti-poverty program in American history is routinely described as being in crisis — and the actual math is considerably less alarming than the political rhetoric.
Read more →The Wealth Gap
The distance between who owns America and who works in it — and how that distance has been engineered over generations.
Read more →Redlining
The government-backed policy that built America's racial wealth gap, block by block.
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