AMERICA ON THE BRINK
Can American democracy survive the forces pulling the country apart, or is it approaching a point of no return?
Two hundred and fifty years after declaring independence, the United States remains the world’s most powerful democracy, but also one of its most bitterly divided. Its founding promises of liberty and equality collide with a history of slavery, exclusion and political violence, while faith in its institutions is being tested by polarisation, misinformation and deepening inequality. Under President Trump’s second administration, America itself has become an increasingly unpredictable force in world affairs.
Drawing on decades of reporting from across America and the world, Matt Frei, Clarissa Ward and Jon Lee Anderson examine the myths the country tells about itself and the forces now pulling it apart. Is the American republic approaching a point of rupture, or will its extraordinary capacity for reinvention carry it through once again?
