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Mass shootings and high-powered rifles draw most attention, but the reality of most US firearm deaths lies elsewhere
Stress, burnout and workplace culture are driving the mounting exodus
Sky-high property costs are forcing thousands to flee the capital, leaving a trail of closed primary schools behind them
Highly educated and with earnings to match, this generation still falls behind boomers in the housing market
US life expectancy is in freefall as the young and the poor bear the brunt of struggles for shared prosperity
Exploiting wedge issues such as immigration and LGBT rights has cost the right its next generation of voters
Housebuilding rates in English-speaking states have fallen behind the rest of the developed world
Evidence of the catastrophic effects of increased screen-time is now overwhelming
The US relationship with automobiles is costing thousands of lives
People are routinely more pessimistic in their world view than they would be if they understood the statistics
The new information is important but many are still afraid to be counted
Services for the most vulnerable in society are being undone by funding cuts and collapsing social care infrastructure
New York’s public libraries nurture democracy, community and commerce but proposed cuts could bite deep
Western conservatives are at risk from generations of voters who are no longer moving to the right as they age
A decade of Tory spending cuts left the country vulnerable to the external shocks of the past two years
We should interrogate the convenient weaponisation of the latest data
Wealthier societies are increasingly troubled by the afflictions of people who live alone — and the young suffer more
The American midterms demonstrated that punditry based on ‘vibes’ has little value
The UK and US systems warp our understanding of key social issues among the public
There is diminishing faith in the few economic indicators that, after years of obfuscation, still see the light of day
Chronic pain and mental health problems have pushed huge numbers out of the workforce since the pandemic
The government may have adopted the most extreme economic position of any major party in the developed world
The plummeting cost of low-carbon energy has already allowed many countries to decouple economic growth from emissions
When it comes to average household incomes, the UK may soon need to ask migrant labourers to take a pay cut
Access to higher education has created a path to improved incomes but liberals, not conservatives, are reaping the rewards
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