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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With its reservoirs nearing dead pool, the Colorado River's original management plan is obsolete, signaling a new water reality in the West.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


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  • 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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    America mastered medicine. Why can’t it fix healthcare?

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    What will it take to solve the great American energy puzzle?

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  • 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 U.S., founded to thwart an oppressive monarchy, operates the most far-reaching and powerful surveillance machine in world history.
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  • 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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