Reflections on America's Contradictions

As we mark 250 years, what do we see?

We see a city of contradictions within a nation of contradictions.

We see the wealthiest country in the history of the world,

one where children go to sleep hungry

while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more.

We see monopolies that dominate every industry

and oligarchs who buy elections.

We see masked agents terrorizing our streets,

eating food cooked by our undocumented neighbors

before spiriting them away in unmarked vans.