By one count, the current president of the US has lied more than 3,000 times during his campaign. That’s why it’s no wonder that only 18 percent of Americans trust the government to do what’s right. The American public has been fractured and trust is in low supply, but it’s not too late to bring the country back together. Former labor secretary Robert Reich, in a new book, proposes a return to the country’s founding ideal of focusing on the common good of its people.
This is the only way we will be able to save America from itself
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