An article that aims to make a point, but exaggerates to make it. > The U.S. is also the only developed country that executes prisoners I wasn't aware Japan a

An article that aims to make a point, but exaggerates to make it. > The U.S. is also the only developed country that executes prisoners I wasn't aware Japan and Singapore weren't developed. > The U.S. is among only three nations in the world that does not guarantee paid maternal leave In practice, plenty of jobs offer this benefit in the US (and some states require it). Also, laws by be on the books in developing countries, but that says nothing about enforcement. >Schools today are actually more racially segregated than they were in the 1970s. No they aren't - I can't even see how this could be possible with so much more racial diversity now. The cited report speaks only of black/white segregation, not total racial segregation. > the U.S. tops out OECD countries in terms of income inequality Hang on, what's the definition of developed we've been using? Hong Kong and Singapore (non-OECD) are far more unequal than the US. Mexico (in the OECD) is more unequal. Besides for a country with such a high GDP per capita as the US (over double some other developed countries), I'd consider the comparison of income of bottom X percentile more important than Gini index. > The United States infrastructure is slowly crumbling apart and is in desperate need for repair Sure, it needs repair, but hardly to the levels of developing countries. According to the linked report, the US is tied with Canada and still 14th in the world.