America 250: What does a “more perfect union” look like? | America, Actually

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Are we in a period of reinvention, or is the 250-year-old "American experiment" now hitting a wall? This week on America, Actually, historian Heather Cox Richardson explains our current political climate and how the US is facing its biggest stress test since the Civil War. The substack author helps us write a new social contract for the next 250 years. 00:00 Intro: The state of the “American experiment” 01:00 Is the US reinventing itself every 80 years? 02:19 How art and history shape politics 04:09 Understanding the rise of Donald Trump 08:40 Reclaiming patriotism and our national narrative 14:52 Drafting a new social contract 15:45 Voting rights and protecting our environment 18:40 Supreme Court terms and universal healthcare America, Actually publishes video episodes every Saturday tackling key issues in politics, culture, and the economy. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel to get them. Listen to episodes of America, Actually on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite app. If you enjoy our reporting and want to hear more from Vox journalists, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/vox. Each month, our members get access to exclusive videos, livestreams, and chats with our newsroom. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H