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The article discusses the challenges of finding housing that is affordable in the U.S., including in regard to the increases of home rental prices and homelessness in the U.S. The eviction of residents, including due to building owners' decisions to sell their property, is discussed. An overview of the U.S. government's affordable housing program, including in regard to racial segregation in public housing, is provided.

The article compares living in the social democracy of Norway with living in the capitalist U.S., including in regard to equality, well-being, quality of life and working hours. An overview of the relationship between the social conditions of women in Norway and the U.S, including in regard to raising children and paid parental leave for mothers and fathers in Norway, is provided.

The article focuses on journalism in the U.S. in 2015. Topics include how journalism has changed throughout U.S. history. Topics include the importance of editorial independence in journalism, the awarding of prizes in the journalism profession, and the mass media coverage of politics and popular culture in the U.S.

The article discusses the proposals of the #BlackLivesMatter movement whose mission is to put an end to a racist system. Topics covered include incidents that caused the death of unarmed African-American people in different parts of the U.S., the importance of an economic program for eliminating racism, and books that deal with racism such as "Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life" by Karen E. and Barbara J. Fields. It also discusses things to consider in building a just society.

The article focuses on the impact of technological innovation on privacy in 2015. Topics include the protection of private personal information, the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program, and the U.S. Supreme Court judgments regarding the privacy rights of Americans. Information is provided on democracy and privacy law development in the U.S.

The article reports on public opinion regarding U.S. foreign relations with Saudi Arabia. It mentions the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the question of legislative input into U.S. military and foreign policy, and the impact of such policies on social issues.

The article discusses the social impact that the April 5, 2018 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE's) raid on the Southeastern Provision meatpacking plant in Bean Station, Tennessee had on Bean Station, including on absent Hispanic students from the town's schools. An overview of the impact of parents' detention and deportation on immigrant families, including increased risks of children's mental health disorders, is provided.

The author contrasts the movements for abortion rights and same-sex marriage in the U.S., noting that they are sometimes grouped together under the rubric of the culture war and offering an analysis of why abortion rights are becoming more restricted while at the same time gay marriage rights are expanding. Topics include differences of opinion by gender and social class, attitudes toward LGBT people, and the radical challenge posed by feminism.

The author describes and bemoans a number of violent and other negative incidents and circumstances which she says reflect the movement of society in the opposite direction from that called for by 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Items discussed include the abuse of inmates at Rikers Island jail in New York City, the police killing of New Yorker Eric Garner, and the killing of Iraqi civilians by contracted U.S. guards. Widespread post-traumatic stress disorder is also cited.

The article offers information on drinking water quality in the U.S., including the number of Americans who receive drinking water with arsenic in it, rocket fuel levels in tap water and the percentage of water treatment plants that violated the U.S. Safe Water Drinking Act.