To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. THE CRISIS along America’s southern border is a political liability for Joe Biden. Polling suggests that just 27% ...

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

It’s not external enemies or fleeting culture wars. It’s the unchecked growth of our federal deficits and the unraveling of ...

Are we barreling toward a legitimacy crisis in this election? The polls show a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, suggesting that the 2024 election ...

History supports Moody’s assessment that “successive US administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to ...

CNBC interviewed a dozen experts, investors and former government officials to explore the consequences of America’s fiscal ...

America’s Health Insurance Crisis in Six Charts Rising costs, soaring profits, ... (Aetna)—#3—because the CVS-Aetna merger made the timeline hard to track. This chart is illustrative, ...

Our final chart shows how America’s trust in national institutions compares with that in other rich countries. In 2006 Americans led the G7 on this measure. Today they trail behind even the ...

Unaffordable by Design is a HousingWire exclusive dive into the roots of America’s housing affordability crisis — revealing how we got here and what it will take to chart a new path forward.