The good news is that The Economist still says the U.S. is No. 1 when it comes to being a massive, tottering military empire. The bad news is: MORE »

For the last glorious five years, the percentage of hungry Americans has been steadily on the rise: 12% of this country’s population went without food at some point in the previous year, according to the USDA. That’s 36 million people, or the same number of people who live in California, the most populous state. MORE »