and probably never will.
Politics is enough to make anyone want to pull their hair out and that's why most people give up on it and know so little. If you care enough about this country and it's future then you will have to slog through the maze of it all step by step, just like the rest of us.
Another thing you should know, if you don't already, is that our media is corporately owned and thus corporately controlled. The media whores are not telling the truth because it does not benefit the bottom line aka the almightly dollar. That is another reason you don't find people discussing what is happening in this country right now-they simply do not know what is REALLY happening.
To answer some of your questions, here's a quick source to search for political topics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_PageHere's some other links to help you get started though there is so much more out there:
http://www.liberaloasis.com/http://www.michaelmoore.com/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/http://www.progressiveindependent.com/Good luck! :)