It may feel like the world's ending – but America has reason to hope

Inequality, the climate crisis, and Trump in the White House may cause despair. But the country is poised to bounce back

If stagnant wages, near-record inequality, climate change, nuclear buildups, assault weapons, mass killings, trade wars, opioid deaths, Russian intrusions into American elections, kids locked in cages at our border, and Donald Trump in the White House don’t at least occasionally cause you feelings of impending doom, you’re not human.

But I want you to remember this: as bad as it looks right now – as despairing as you can sometimes feel – the great strength of this country is our resilience. We bounce back. We will again.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/300uYLD
via
0 Comments