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Debate: Climate Denialism in the United States

Two Different Realities The world's climate scientists have reached a clear verdict: Earth's climate is warming faster than ever before,…

US Healthcare System: 3 Competing Goals, Explained Simply

The United States healthcare system presents a fundamental paradox. It's the most expensive in the world by a wide margin,…

Debate: Who Pays for Abortion

At the center of America's abortion debate sits an uncomfortable truth: having a right doesn't mean you can afford to…

Debate: America’s Abortion Rights Policies

The Supreme Court's 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization didn't settle America's abortion debate. After nearly 50…

Debate: U.S. Payroll Taxes

Every American worker knows the sting of seeing their paycheck shrunk by taxes. Payroll taxes are different from the income…

Debate: Solutions for America’s Retirement Crisis

Social Security's trust fund will be exhausted by 2033 without action. State pension systems face a collective $1.4 trillion shortfall.…

Debate: US Property Taxes

Property tax is consistently ranked as America's most hated tax. However, it's also the financial backbone of your community. It…

Debate: American Foreign Aid

Americans fight about foreign aid like few other government programs. The debate is passionate, ideological, and built on a massive…