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America at 250

As the United States marks its 250th birthday, Straight Arrow is taking a fresh look at the institutions, systems and social contracts that shaped modern America — and the pressures now testing them.

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  • With its reservoirs nearing dead pool, the Colorado River's original management plan is obsolete, signaling a new water reality in the West.
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    What happens when the water dries up? Much of the American West is close to finding out

  • As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, the very ground upon which the nation sits is fundamentally shifting under the weight of a changing climate.
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    A changing climate makes disasters worse. Can Americans count on their government to help?

  • Social Security faces financial troubles, and has young workers taking their retirements in their own hands.
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    Social Security was supposed to be a safety net. To young Americans, it’s a broken promise

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    Public schools were America’s great equalizer. What happened?

  • The late 1900s ushered in a medicine renaissance. But as the nation marks its 250th anniversary, the foundation of healthcare is cracking.
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    America mastered medicine. Why can’t it fix healthcare?

  • From transmission lines and pipelines to nuclear power plants and offshore wind turbines, the U.S. struggles to build energy infrastructure.
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    What will it take to solve the great American energy puzzle?

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    Americans are earning more than ever. So why does the middle class feel stuck?

  • Families gathered at prison gates across America the day of Donald Trump’s second inauguration. The new president had promised to pardon supporters who were convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, and he quickly delivered. That night, 400 prisoners walked free; in all, about 1,500 people received pardons through one of Trump’s first executive orders of his second term.
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    The rule of law is at a ‘breaking point.’ Will future presidents have free rein?

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    In the modern surveillance state, someone’s always watching

  • Civility in American politics seems to be at an all-time low, and experts say numerous factors are to blame.
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    The age of outrage: Why everyone is so mad at everyone else all the time

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    How cable news broke journalism — and America

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