January 20, 2025. Donald Trump returns to power, and America watches as democracy begins to unravel. We all feel it-the quiet dread as each new executive order strips away another protection, each presidential decree targets another vulnerable group, each act of vengeance weakens another democratic institution.
But who can best tell this story? Perhaps not who, but what. A coffee bean watching trade become a weapon. The Dictionary unable to find words adequate for moral bankruptcy. The last vial of TB vaccine in an Ethiopian clinic, knowing there will be no more. Through fifty unforgettable perspectives-from the darkly absurd to the deeply moving-the silent witnesses to America's transformation finally speak.
This is their testimony to what happens when a nation chooses power over principle, vengeance over values, and personality over democracy itself.