The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “11+ honest reasons people think America really sucks.”
- Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households
- Navigating the Challenges of the U.S. Political Landscape
- Americans get more than half their calories from ultraprocessed foods, CDC report says
- Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs
- America’s Infrastructure Scores a C
- In U.S., 55% of Workers Get Sense of Identity From Their Job
- Income in the United States: 2024
- The 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR to Congress) Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness, December 2024
- Mapping Police Violence: 2024 Was the Deadliest Year for Police Violence
- Camping bans, penalties rise after Supreme Court ruling worsening homelessness, experts say
- Dollar Stores Are Targeting Struggling Urban Neighborhoods and Small Towns. One Community Is Showing How to Fight Back.