Things are Getting Worse, but We Can’t Let that Stop Us
Jonathan Cloud April 1st, 2026
The U.S.—the country of my birth and current residence—has an abysmal history of genocide, enslavement, dispossession, and injustice, only intermittently relieved by contributions to humanity that are nonetheless real and highly significant. It is a nation of profound aspiration and profound brutality, capable of both democratic invention and systematic betrayal.
Given its reputation as a bastion of democracy, among its more egregious actions during my lifetime are its overt and covert efforts to undermine democracy elsewhere. The contradiction is not incidental. It is structural. Again and again, American leaders have proclaimed freedom while supporting repression, invoked order while sowing chaos, and justified domination in the name of stability, security, or progress. Continue Reading »
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