by Chris Walker | Jul 2, 2026 | America 250, Democracy, Donald Trump, July 4, News, Polls
Ahead of this weekend’s Independence Day celebrations — with this year marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States — new polling suggests that most Americans believe the country has moved away from its founding principles, with an overwhelming number concerned that democracy is at risk of eroding. According to an NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll conducted last month and…
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by Jesse Hagopian | Jul 2, 2026 | American Revolution, Colonialism, Donald Trump, Haiti, history, Indigenous Peoples, July 4, Op-Ed, Racial Justice, Settler Colonialism, Slavery, UFC, UFC: Freedom 250
“On July 4th, 1776 … the United States became the greatest force for freedom, justice, equality, and prosperity in the history of the world,” President Donald Trump declared in a promotional video for the Freedom 250 campaign, the administration’s flagship initiative commemorating the U.S.’s semiquincentennial. Among the centerpiece events planned for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration was an…
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