Caring for the Common Good Wins: Norway Ranks World’s Happiest Country

Caring for the Common Good Wins: Norway Ranks World’s Happiest Country

But in U.S., happiness is falling and Republican priorities stand to make it worse. Norway now holds the title of the world’s happiest country, according to a new report that also outlines how Republican proposals to gut safety nets, enact tax windfalls for the rich, and attack public education—as well as bipartisan failures in terms of the global war on terror and campaign finance—are making happiness further out of grasp for those in the United States.