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Election season can be so overwhelming that some experts consider election anxiety a public health concern. UC Berkeley’s researchers say 7 out of 10 adults experience anxiety about the future because of an election. Policy concerns are a major cause for election anxiety, all of which can feel out of the average voter’s control. According to the Pew Research Center, U.S. residents are most concerned about the economy, immigration, healthcare, and foreign policy. Whether thes

“How can you get involved in a way that positively impacts your wallet?” If you’re just making ends meet, living paycheck to paycheck, it's important to remember that it didn't used to be that way. While the U.S. has always had a capitalist economic system, wages were once more closely equated to the cost of living. Officials had the gaps among the cost of living, wages, and inflation on their radar. Now, those gaps are further than they've ever been. As former Fed chair Ben

How can we encourage civic education? Back-to-school season has Pinion inspired to discuss civic education in the U.S., which is at best sporadic and at worst skipped over. We're wondering how we can improve it and how we can get young people engaged. Will Gen Z still show up at the polls, even if they never had a civics class? It turns out civic education is bigger than just learning about voting. While it helps people understand their rights as members of the greater commun

Vice President Kamala Harris raised $200 million in the week following President Joe Biden announcing he was leaving the presidential race. And according to the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v FEC , that’s 200 million “free speech signals” in support of her candidacy. Former President Donald Trump raised an average of $27.5 million a week during this election cycle, which is 27.5 million signals of support for him (on the heels of the attempt on his life). The outpo

This week was the first Presidential Debate of the 2024 election. Much like 2016’s and 2020’s debates, a lot of opinions came out of it but for us, it didn’t feel like enough time was dedicated to seriously considering important governing concepts, especially legislation. At Pinion we know that presidents don’t make legislation, but they do have a lot of influence on it. We also know that the U.S. was built as a democratic republic, with democracy at the forefront of a govern

Money may not be the root of all evil, but it sure is the source of a lot of political frustration for the general public. Like most of us, governments have to budget so they have money for the things that matter most. And much like individual people, they have to decide which bills get paid first. When the new fiscal year approaches for states, they begin to review their money diaries. And that means spending money on social programs, education, and infrastructure. While som

What happens when a public forum gets banned or changed in some way? Social media has become the venue where we share all our thoughts: from what we ate today, words of encouragement for loved ones, funny cat videos for your best friend, or opinions on news, the arts, and yes…politics. Before 2016, calling, writing and watching politicians’ debates had its own set of spaces and mediums, but now a meme is just as powerful as a press release. And while each platform has its own

It’s no secret that our modern politics are broken. Today’s political-media circus has become a 24/7/365 money-making machine. Social media platforms promote negative and polarizing content because it’s more likely to go viral — and virality sells. According to Pew Research Center , 8 out of 10 Americans feel negatively about US politics. Trust in our democracy is at an all-time low. Voters have lost hope that their vote has any impact, and they’re not wrong. This brief video

“I can’t believe that doesn’t already exist.” This is the response we usually hear when we introduce people to Pinion. In an era where we can effortlessly connect with individuals across the globe and access information beyond our grandparents’ imagination, there’s still a gap in empowering citizens to actively engage with their government. Let’s imagine the following: Easily voting on the same issues as your representatives and tracking progress. Transparent comparison of vo