Say Something Real

By Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant

With every passing day, the Trump administration’s disregard for democratic norms grows more audacious, and the consequences for ordinary Americans become more severe. What once felt like overblown warnings from political rivals or pundits is now our lived reality: a government shutdown that doesn’t just inconvenience, but fundamentally endangers millions of people. The harm to democracy is no longer the stuff of campaign-season bogeymen. It’s a real-life nightmare, and every day it drags on, more Americans feel shut out by a government that was supposed to work for them.

The current government shutdown has done more than close parks and delay paychecks. It has exposed the fragility of our safety net and the callousness of an admini

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