Everything Is On Fire
In the face of crisis, American society has cultivated helplessness, from either trauma or denial. Is there a future for a nation on the brink of failure?
Kaitlin Byrd
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Kaitlin Byrd is a writer, researcher, and proud Prep for Prep alum, working in her hometown of Brooklyn. She writes and curses about politics on Twitter.
Find her @GothamGirlBlue
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COVID Hasn’t Changed Us Enough
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America Is at War With Itself
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Is U.S. Democracy Past the Tipping Point?
If the insurrection asks what we’ve become as a nation, the acquittal of Trump answered it.
We Permitted This Coup
Our nation has a long history of fighting against its own democracy that dates well before January 6. And that’s because we’ve enabled it.
Can America Be Governed?
The Trump administration corroded our democracy. And no matter his integrity, our President-Elect may not have the power to restore it.
The Future of The American Experiment Is Here
This Election Day presents a decision we may never have the opportunity to make again, a choice between democracy and authoritarianism.
The Enemy of the Enemy Isn’t Our Friend
The DNC was about unity. The RNC is about to show us why that was a mistake.
COVID-19 Reveals Our Crisis of Politics
The virus that has touched nearly every life on Earth isn't the culprit for the structural failures left in its wake. The cracks were already there.