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50 Totally Random Facts About the U.S. By Rachel Cavanaugh, Stacker News On 2/13/21 at 11:00 AM EST Stewart Watson/Getty The United States is a geographically vast, consumer-driven country with a mixed economy that allows for highly diverse industries, manufacturing, skill sets, tourism, cuisine, and commerce—and a wide-reaching culture, to boot. This country holds many things, from trees and national parks to suburban sprawl and crime. This is the land of plenty (128.45 million households...

Heres How Much Every State Spends on Public Health  By Andrew Lisa, Stacker News On 1/30/21 at 10:00 AM EST Public health is the branch of medicine that deals with prolonging and improving the quality of life across entire populations. Such a task is wide-reaching and can include anything from public education campaigns and hygiene mandates to disease-prevention initiatives and anti-addiction or non-smoking initiatives. In the United States, individual states are responsible for creating, ...

Best Places to Live on the West Coast By Meagan Drillinger, Stacker News On 1/11/21 at 8:00 PM EST For centuries, Americans and people from all over the world have heeded Horace Greeleys advice to "go west." The West Coast of the United States has been calling settlers ever since the early 1800s. From the Oregon Trail to the Gold Rush to 1967s Summer of Love, there is something magnetic about the Pacific Coast of the United States that calls to the hearts of those looking to start anew. And ...

How Congressional Control has Changed Over the Past 100 Years By Ellen Dewitt, Stacker News On 1/10/21 at 8:00 AM EST With partisan divisions and rancor filling the headlines, it seems like a miracle that Congress can get anything done. Party control of Congress makes a difference, but not always in predictable ways. When one party holds majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives and holds the presidency, its not necessarily easier for all to agree on legislative remedies and refo...