Grief for the Country We Are — and Hope in Our Potential

"The propaganda many people seem to have bought into is that it is the lower classes — not the upper classes — who are leaving us hungry. The frenzied microscope points to misuse of tax dollars at the lowest of levels. Too many of our neighbors seem to be ignoring the fraud perpetrated at the highest levels. How did we get here?"

By: Amie Stager

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 1,263

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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It’s 2026, and it’s been 250 years of this ongoing experiment of democracy that we call the United States of America. The semiquincentennial has me asking, what is freedom? And would we recognize it if we came across it?

It’s been 161 years since the 13th amendment was ratified, when enslaved workers walked off the plantations, many …

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