1. The United States in 2012: Triumphs and Challenges

2. I. Triumphs
American Affluence and Wealth

3. B. Public Education and Social Mobility

4. C. The Bill of Rights: Free Speech and Press
2008 Index of Freedom

5. D. Technology: Longer and Better Lives
Life Expectancy (2008)

6. E. Immigration: People Want to Come Here

7. II. Challenges

8. A. Economic Challenges: Unemployment and Inequality
Index of Inequality (2008)

9. Evolution of Relative Wages, by Education Level, 1973 to 2005

10. B. Foreign Policy Challenges: Iraq and America’s Image

11. C. Racial/Ethnic Challenges: The Race Gap

12. Life Expectancy

13. D. Challenges to the Family: Working Women, Deadbeat Dads

14. E. Environmental Challenges: Will You Live to Be A Grandparent?
World Population Growth