Opinion: Social Action
State of the Union: How Did we get Here? By Marissa Mitchell
At the dawn of 2021, a new President and Vice President have been sworn into the United States White House. Typically, this would be a celebration of greater magnitude, but this time, half of the country felt less than celebratory. The last four years, our country has been dealing with polarizing differences, racial tensions, financial inequality, an emerging pandemic, and nationwide division. Following all of that, the American people were exasperated, and yet, we still were tasked with participating in a monumental election: one that would re-elect Donald Trump or elect Joe Biden.