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Diverse Perspectives on U.S. Policies and Systems

Diverse Perspectives on U.S. Policies and Systems
‘Being a “hot” country does not make you a good country’ · theweek.com

Several authors have shared their thoughts on different aspects of U.S. policies and systems.

Carlos Lozada from The New York Times talks about how President Donald Trump's ideas about the U.S. being a successful country are not matching the reality, especially concerning immigration and ICE.

Kendra Van de Water and Mona Baishya from The Philadelphia Inquirer discuss how juvenile probation in the U.S. is not giving young people the second chances it promises, but rather trapping them.

Mike Dombeck and others from The Hill emphasize the importance of protecting national forests, regardless of political leadership.

Shaquille Nelson from The Progressive points out the gaps in the U.S. social safety net that leave many people vulnerable.

Each author calls for changes to make these systems more effective and fair.

Key facts

Author 1
Carlos Lozada
Author 2
Kendra Van de Water and Mona Baishya
Author 3
Mike Dombeck, Dale Bosworth, Tom Tidwell and Vicki Christiansen
Author 4
Shaquille Nelson
Publication 1
The New York Times
Publication 2
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Publication 3
The Hill
Publication 4
The Progressive

Quotes

Kendra Van de Water and Mona Baishya

Authors at The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Most 'people hear the phrase 'juvenile probation' and think of second chances'”
theweek.com
“For 'hundreds of thousands across the country, juvenile probation is not freedom; it's a trap'”
theweek.com

Carlos Lozada

Columnist at The New York Times

“President Donald Trump has the 'fantasy of a popular and successful presidency'”
theweek.com
“His 'insistence that we are the hottest country in the world is disproved by the reality of ICE'”
theweek.com

Mike Dombeck, Dale Bosworth, Tom Tidwell and Vicki Christiansen

Authors at The Hill

“Forest management decisions never come without debate, opinions and — more often than not — disagreement”
theweek.com
“But 'regardless of who is in the White House, one thing has always remained true: Americans value their national forests, and they want to see them protected for the benefits they provide us'”
theweek.com

Shaquille Nelson

Author at The Progressive

“In a 'country as wealthy as the United States, it is a bitter irony that millions of people still fall through the cracks of a social safety net meant to protect them'”
theweek.com
“Welfare programs 'exist, but they are fragmented, riddled with arbitrary rules and built around abrupt cutoffs that punish progress'”
theweek.com

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