Cities With the Worst COVID-19 Unemployment Crisis Right Now
After HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 is the deadliest pandemic the world has faced in over a century. And in the United States, the virus has ushered in an economic crisis of a scale not seen since…
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Cities Hit Hardest by Extreme Poverty in Every State
In most of the United States, an individual with an annual income of $12,760 or less is classified as living below the poverty line. Though the share of the population living on such low…
American Billionaires That Got Richer During COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an economic crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Great Depression. In the early months of the pandemic, as local businesses across the country closed, tens of millions…
10 Hardest Law Schools to Get Into
For those looking to leave their mark on the world, few careers allow for greater meaningful impact than law. Laws are the foundation of society — and the implementation of new laws can have…
The Least Healthy City in Every State
Life expectancy is one of the most telling and often cited measures of the health of a given population — and in the United States, life expectancy is falling at a historic rate. After…
Best City to Live in Every State
More than one-quarter of the 31.4 million Americans who moved last year did so for just a handful of reasons — the desire to live in an area with lower crime, a shorter commute,…
America’s 50 Most Dangerous Cities
Cities across the United States are reporting a spike in gun violence and homicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first six months of 2020, there was a nearly 15% increase in murders nationwide,…
America’s 25 Disappearing Jobs
As the economic fallout triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, feelings of job security are often illusory. While few could have anticipated the scale of our current jobs crisis, there are certain occupations…
10 Richest Countries in the World
The United States is often referred to as the wealthiest nation on Earth. Measured by the size of its economic output, that is the case. However, by another widely-used measure, intended to reflect the…
10 Poorest Countries in the World
Across the globe, more than 700 million people live less than $1.90 a day — the poverty threshold set by the World Bank. Such severe privation is disproportionately concentrated in certain parts of the…
America’s Largest Military Bases
U.S. military spending was nearly $732 billion in 2019, up from about $650 billion in 2018, and nearly triple the $261 billion spent by China, the country with the world’s second-largest defense budget. In addition…
25 Lowest Paying Jobs in America
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, record-breaking numbers of Americans have filed for jobless claims on a weekly basis. Today, even after many businesses have reopened, millions of Americans remain unemployed or furloughed,…
Worst Voting Districts for Black Americans
It has been 150 years since the 15th Amendment guaranteed Black American men the right to vote. Yet in that time, people of color have consistently faced discrimination and inequality — much of which…
States With the Highest Voter Turnout
Participation in the democratic process is a fundamental right and responsibility of American citizens age 18 and older. A few days before Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020, Americans are already breaking voting records.…
Who Would Win Red States If the Election Was Today
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election was perhaps the most stunning upset in modern American political history. Though he lost the popular vote — amassing 2.9 million fewer votes than Democratic rival…
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
Public health experts anticipate that the winter months will usher in a surge of new COVID-19 cases. A meaningful spike in the infection rate may have arrived sooner than predicted, however. With the first…
The Oldest Military Bases in the United States
Dozens of military bases and installations throughout the country are rich with history, dating back more than a century. Many American bases predate the Civil War. Others, amazingly, are almost as old as the…
25 Most Dangerous Cities in America
Cities across the United States are reporting a spike in gun violence and homicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first six months of 2020, there was a nearly 15% increase in murders nationwide,…
American Businesses That Might Not Survive Coronavirus
The economic fallout associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has proved too much for many American businesses to absorb. Small businesses across the country were forced to shut down in order to help contain the…
Here’s How Rich Every US Senator Is
U.S. Representatives and Senators are elected to Capitol Hill to represent the interests of all Americans. However, based on the reported net worth of sitting U.S. senators, it appears that many legislators may not…