Obviously, we're all aware of the major cultural differences between America and Europe. And leave it to the BuzzFeed Community to be vocal about those differences. This time, Europeans got (brutally) ...

We all sat on the edge of our seats last week as we waited to find out the new president-elect of the United States. Unfortunately, a lot of us sat back as the results were announced. Political ...

Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, ...

The United States is one of the most famous countries on Earth, and people around the world have strong opinions about it. In this video we explore 20 things that people from other countries commonly ...

Prior to that, it was known as the “United Colonies,” among other variations. The final version of the Declaration of Independence begins with the phrase: “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen ...

Readers respond to a column by Bret Stephens. To the Editor: Re “The Destruction of the American Ideal,” by Bret Stephens (column, April 9): What is so remarkable about Mr. Stephens’s column is that ...

What makes Americans proud of their country? For Independence Day, The New York Times asked voters what they valued about the United States, as well as what worried them. While there were vast, often ...

Job creation and overall economic growth, which usually move in tandem, have diverged. The Federal Reserve has cut interest ...

This article appears in the October 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. When Bob Kuttner, Bob Reich, and I founded The American Prospect in 1990, we were aiming to promote ...

On Sept. 29, 1916, it was front page news that a surge in Standard Oil's stock price likely made oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller America's first billionaire. More than a century later, the United ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. In early May, Sam Altman traveled to Washington to tell a story about America. Appearing before a Senate committee, Altman described how he came of age as the ...