2. The aging of the population: social security, medicare, etc.
3. Rising inequality in the US
5. Unemployment levels and decline in the middle class jobs
6. Corruption and lobby money in politics; rise of corporate influence and decline of corporate taxes paid
7. Government budget deficit/ debt
8. Schooling in America and continuing loss of competitiveness of our children in the world
9. Crumbling infrastructure
10. Militarization of police in the US
11. Racism in housing, employment, the judicial system, and in corrections
12. Gender inequality in the workplace
13. Growing attacks on women’s contraceptive rights and access
14. Historically high levels of student loan debt and its implications for younger generations and their future
15. Lack of fairness in access to higher education
16. Balkanization of media and political discourse in the US
17. Dysfunctionality in Congress
18. The changing role of the Supreme Court in American politics