We're told America is divided.
Healthcare divides us.
Housing divides us.
Taxes divide us.
Education divides us.
Immigration divides us.
Turn on the news and you'll find no shortage of conflict.
Yet one thing seems remarkably capable of bringing people together:
Money.
Corporate subsidies pass.
Defense spending passes.
Lobbying influence survives.
Tax loopholes remain intact.
For a country supposedly locked in permanent political warfare, there's an impressive amount of cooperation when powerful financial interests have something to gain.
This isn't an observation about Democrats.
It's not an observation about Republicans.
It's an observation about incentives.
Most Americans want similar things: a decent job, a safe neighborhood, affordable healthcare, and a better future for their families. Yet we're often encouraged to focus on each other while many of the incentives shaping public life remain largely untouched.
That's why CivilSignal™ exists.
Not to tell you what to think.
To encourage you to notice what's happening.
To identify the signals hidden beneath the headlines.
And sometimes, to turn those observations into something you can wear.
The first CivilSignal™ drop begins with a simple observation:
Everything is bipartisan when money's involved.
Not a campaign slogan.
A civic observation.
A signal worth noticing.
CivilSignal™
System commentary you can wear.