TCC launched in early 2021, when the so-called “post-pandemic recovery” was being cheered by markets and mainstream outlets. We saw a different picture: K-shaped rebounds, widening inequality, and social-justice promises that stalled in committee. Our first long-form series, “The Great Deception of 2021,” set the tone—data-driven, fiercely independent, and unafraid to question convenient narratives.

Today we cover five primary desks—Economy, Social Issues, Geopolitics, Health, and Science—always looking for the stories hiding behind the press release. Whether we’re charting excess-mortality disparities, following money flows through Capitol Hill, or interviewing frontline organizers, we write for readers who’d rather be thoughtfully informed than comfortably misled.

We fund operations through reader contributions, limited ethical sponsorships, and premium research briefings. No political party, hedge fund, or corporate board tells us what to publish―and none ever will.