In Q2 2021, mainstream media painted a picture of American resilience and renewal: accelerating vaccination campaigns, robust economic recovery, and meaningful social justice reforms. Yet beneath this optimistic narrative lies a far more troubling reality—one of deepening inequalities, performative progress,…

While mainstream media celebrated President Biden's inauguration and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, critical analysis reveals that these developments may have merely bandaged deep wounds rather than healing them.