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Why The United States Can't Handle Crises

Covid-19, climate change, natural disasters, constant recessions, homelessness, declining life expectancy and quality of life, economic inequality...it seems like the United States is perpetually in crisis, and more often than not we fail to meet the challenge. Why is that? In this episode, Second Thought explores the root cause of America's inability to handle crises.

Check out Yugopnik's video in Part 2.

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