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Your political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive ...

America’s $38 trillion national debt isn’t really because of bad math or budgeting, top economist Barry Eichengreen says. It isn’t because of interest rates, or an aging population, or even runaway ... Read More

Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce

The United States government has been shut down for nearly a month, yet another indication that the political system has become deeply dysfunctional. President Donald Trump has blamed the Democrats ... Read More

How a perfect storm of partisan politics fueled a historic shutdown

Washington’s stubborn budget impasse found an ignominious place in history on Wednesday when it entered its 36th day, marking the longest government shutdown since the nation’s founding. It didn’t ... Read More

Political violence has gripped the U.S. Experts say it's not as simple as left and right.

It's a bipartisan problem in a country beset by polarization: Since the start of 2025, political violence has killed, injured or threatened conservative and liberal political figures alike. This month ... Read More

Americans say politically motivated violence is increasing, and they see many reasons why

Across the country – and across the political spectrum – Americans see politically motivated violence as on the rise in the United States. How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to ... Read More