About Us
The Real State of the Union, LLC is dedicated to providing objective, comprehensive, and reliable information that will improve the public’s understanding of our economy and related issues, reduce the opportunity for politicians to misrepresent the facts, increase government accountability, and encourage informed debate — all of which will help achieve our goals of rebuilding our economy, restoring our government’s fiscal integrity, and reclaiming our democracy for the people it is supposed to serve.
The Real State of the Union is a private corporation not affiliated with any other political, government, news, or commercial organization. We are a grassroots movement that gets its funding from personal donations, membership fees, sales of materials and services, and grants from foundations.
We accept no donations from political organizations, businesses, lobbyists or anyone who wants to influence what we say to serve their own interests.
Our goals are ambitious, but realistic. Achieving them will take dedication and hard work, but constant effort has put large wheels in motion in the past and it can happen again. As Margaret Mead said:
“Never doubt that a small group of committed people
can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that has.”
We hope you will join and support our group.
Our Values
Objectivity is our hallmark. The Real State of the Union has no political agenda other than to work toward our goals. We will not support or endorse political parties or candidates.
We search for the truth in everything we report. Although it can be difficult to get to the truth, our experience is that this can be accomplished by asking enough questions and examining the facts.
We will never knowingly misrepresent or withhold any facts to make a point or support a conclusion. Being human, we know we will occasionally make mistakes. When we do, we will admit it, correct our error, apologize, and move on.
We want all Americans to be well-informed about important national issues and to think for themselves instead of swallowing lies, twisted facts and baseless statements from political, social, and religious zealots, as well as commentators who will say anything to build an audience.