America at 250: Heat, Hate & Division | Is This Really Who We’ve Become?
America at 250: Heat, Hate & Division | Is This Really Who We’ve Become?
America turned 250 years old—but instead of a celebration of unity, the anniversary exposed just how divided the country has become.
This week on The Karel Cast, I look at the stories that defined America’s birthday: record-breaking heat fueled by a changing climate, political fear campaigns, extremist groups marching openly in Washington, D.C., and a nation increasingly unable to agree on even the most basic facts.
As neighborhoods filled with fireworks, many Americans celebrated while others worried about frightened…
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