Dispatches from the library

Updates & Field Notes

Where the data meets the story. Posted as the work evolves.

The Convergence Project: What It Is, Why It Exists, and What We're Building Together

Here's the hard truth: where we are right now is not one person's fault. These crises were not accidental. They were manuFRACTURED — manufactured on the surface, fractured at the foundation, and handed to us piece by piece so we'd never see the whole shape of the thing. The whole shape is now visible. And you deserve to see it.

v1.0.2 -- The Library Just Got a Lot Bigger

Twelve new decks are live. The Convergence Project now covers 24 topics across 9 volumes -- from criminal justice and immigration to the food system, identity, addiction, and corporate capture. Here is what was added, what is coming, and how you can help build this thing with me.

Always Here

Guide — How to Read a Research Deck

New here? Learn how the decks are structured and how to get the most out of the data before you dive in.

Community — How to Contribute

Found a source we missed? Want to flag a data error? Here is how to be part of the work.

Most Pressing Right Now

Deck 32 — The Unraveling

17% of Americans have zero close friends. Up from 3% in 1990. The third places are gone. The local news is gone. The middle class is gone. The unraveling is documented — and so is the rebuild.

Deck 34 — The Federal Reserve Pt. 1

Six bankers. A private island. Nine days. The 1913 secret that controls the price of everything you buy, borrow, and owe. Part 1 of 4: What It Is & Who It Actually Serves.

Deck 40 — Land, Air & Sea

65% of active satellites belong to one company. 640 million acres of federal land. Who owns the ground beneath you, the water around you, and the sky above you.

On the Horizon

Deck 35 — Retirement & Pensions

The pension crisis hiding in plain sight. What corporate America did to retirement security — and what’s left for the generation that follows.

Deck 37 — The Music Industry

Three labels. Streaming that pays fractions of a cent. How the industry that once discovered artists now extracts them.

Deck 39 — Forever Chemicals

PFAS in your blood, your water, your cookware. The EPA knew. The manufacturers knew. The cover-up is older than most of us.

📂 Source Bucket

Every data point used in every deck is sourced, hyperlinked, and organized by series in the Source Bucket. This is the receipts room. If a stat sounds too alarming to be real — go check it. That's the whole point of building this.

The Source Bucket is organized by Vol → Series → Deck → data point, in the order each appears in the presentation. Contested areas are clearly flagged so you know where the science is still being debated.

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