Everyone agrees something is broken. Can we make it better?

How to tackle fake news, voter ignorance, our social media addiction and more.

Illustration and animation by Ben Fearnley.

Photos: Getty Images; AP; Wikipedia Commons; Flickr; Chris Lehmann, courtesy of New Republic; Gary Shteyngart, photo by Brigitte Lacombe; Kevin Kosar, courtesy of R Street Institute; Michael Anton, courtesy of Hillsdale College; Matthew Continetti, courtesy of Washington Free Beacon; Rebecca Sandefur, courtesy of John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Myrna Pérez, courtesy of Brennan Center.

Art direction by Megan McCrink. Design and development by Erin Aulov, Andrew Briz and Lily Mihalik. Editing by Margaret Slattery, Chris Suellentrop, Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna and Zack Stanton. Photo research by Katie Ellsworth and Bill Kuchman. Videos produced and edited by Brooke Minters, Krystal Campos, Eugene Daniels and Mary Newman.