3 futurists predict what America will be like in the centuries ahead

From space to healthcare and artificial intelligence, what could the next 250 years of the United States look like?
The Atlantic

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Within weeks of their publication in July 1776, those words spread around the world. In August, a London newspaper reprinted the Declaration of Independence in full. Edinburgh ...
Los Angeles Times

What ‘America’ meant before 1776, and who ‘Americans’ are today

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Who gets to be “American”? In the United States, it’s become a fiery political question with life ...
Time

Why America’s Infrastructure Is So Hard To Fix

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The New Yorker

What America Means to Latin Americans

On his first day back in office, President Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the body of water that had been known since the mid-sixteenth century as the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” The new name could be heard in ...
Newsweek

What Exactly Is Meant by ‘America First?’

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The primary slogan of the Trump movement is the simple, now-iconic appeal to "Make America Great Again." Indeed, "MAGA" is so ...
The Atlantic

American Democracy Still Has a Lot Going for It

The first half-year of Donald Trump’s second term is not even over, and the portents of democratic erosion are already stark. The president has moved to consolidate power, purging civil servants deemed disloyal, directing federal officials to flout ...
The Economist

America’s economy is soaring—even with the MAGA tax

America was teed up for a strong year when Mr Trump took charge in early 2025. Its robust economy should have been supercharged, especially by the boom in artificial intelligence and its consequences for the stockmarket. Instead, growth since then has been ...
The New York Times

Welcome to America, the problematic host of the World Cup

Workers install a U.S. flag above the pitch inside SoFi Stadium in preparation for the USA's opening match against Paraguay in the 2026 World Cup Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images The boy honed his legend on dirt fields. Sandlots were all those little ...

America has been deeply divided before. Here’s why today’s divisions are different

At 250 years, America’s fault lines are showing. Partisan and regional divisions rival the most intense internal conflicts it has faced since the Civil War.