Week 2: Are We Losing Our Country?

In his presidential campaign and beyond, Donald Trump vowed to make America great again, pulling at the heartstrings of supporters harboring nostalgia for a more idealistic time in the American narrative: economic prosperity, safe neighborhoods, and simpler times.

These supporters feel that something has been lost, and that Donald Trump will be the man to bring them back. For a very different portion of the population, the worry about loss faces the future. With executive orders flying fast from the White House, a Supreme Court nominee on the table, talk of “nuclear options,” and secretary appointments yet to be confirmed, many Americans around the country -- from the halls of congress to the streets of your hometown -- are wondering what they can do to stop the sea change in Washington.

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