In 2020, crisis abounds. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken over 170,000 American lives, and destroyed millions of livelihoods. In the second quarter alone, the American economy contracted by a third — nearly four times worse than the worst quarter of the Great Depression. Meanwhile, one poll found that nearly 9% of Americans came onto the streets for the movement for Black Lives, calling for an end to systemic racism — though politicians have yet to deliver real, lasting policy change. And Donald Trump has taken a fresh run at defiling America’s democratic and cultural institutions and norms, driving public mistrust in government to an almost historic low.
In 2020, crisis abounds. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken over 170,000 American lives, and destroyed millions of livelihoods. In the second quarter alone, the American economy contracted by a third — nearly four times worse than the worst quarter of the Great Depression. Meanwhile, one poll found that nearly 9% of Americans came onto the streets for the movement for Black Lives, calling for an end to systemic racism — though politicians have yet to deliver real, lasting policy change. And Donald Trump has taken a fresh run at defiling America’s democratic and cultural institutions and norms, driving public mistrust in government to an almost historic low.
