US 250th Birthday Amid Crisis: Can the Left Reinvent America?

The United States celebrates its 250th birthday on Saturday amid wars, deportations, and inflation, with public morale low. The article questions whether the American left can reinvent itself during these crises, as it has done historically. The celebration occurs during a football World Cup, an illegal war of aggression against Iran, masked deportation police terrorizing cities, and rampant inflation making dignified living difficult for many. Meanwhile, the water basin before the Lincoln Memorial has become an algae swamp due to Trump's clumsy renovation efforts, and the president hosts cage fights and aging rock stars to sing for the 250th birthday. There is little reason to celebrate.