Year-End Lament And A Call To Rebuild
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Year-End Lament And A Call To Rebuild
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The year left a mark, and not the kind that fades. We open the door on grief, anger, and fatigue—and then move past venting to ask the harder question: what would it take to actually fix a nation drifting toward crisis? From broken norms to captured institutions, we trace how power stayed protected while public trust crumbled, and why understanding the machinery of government is now a survival skill, not a hobby.
We don’t hedge on the risks ahead. Economic shocks, environmental disasters, and public health failures can stack when expertise is purged and agencies are gutted. If checks and balances become theater, rules must be rewritten so they can’t be gamed.
Media matters as much as ballots. We look at information monopolies, the erosion of local journalism, and how to rebuild a fact-based public square through antitrust, newsroom independence, and clear labeling of news versus opinion. Protests have a place, but results demand strategy—coalitions, legal action, smart nonviolent tactics, and digital hygiene that protects organizers. Through it all, we place a real bet on younger leaders with a moral compass and communities that practice mutual aid. Angry as we are, we still choose duty over despair.