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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17T18:48:09.000Z",
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    "U.S. News",
    "Powderhorn",
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    "https://www.axios.com/2026/06/17/america-250-religion-race-patriotism"
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  "textContent": "submitted by Powderhorn to usnews\n11 points | 2 comments\nhttps://www.axios.com/2026/06/17/america-250-religion-race-patriotism\n\n> A profound identity crisis has gripped America ahead of its 250th birthday: Citizens are less proud, less religiously unified and losing faith that the American Dream still works.\n>\n> Why it matters: Democracies can survive policy brawls. They struggle to function when citizens lose faith in shared institutions, abandon a common civic story and use politics to replace religion and community.\n>\n>   * A new survey from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) finds that Americans are retreating into ideological camps, viewing the opposing side not as a political rival, but as threats to democracy itself.\n>\n\n>\n> The big picture: 51% of Americans say they are extremely or very proud of being American, down sharply from 82% in 2013.\n\nPerhaps most telling:\n\n>   * Americans are also split on the American Dream, with less than half believing that hard work gets you ahead. Among 18- to 29-year-olds, belief in the American Dream has fallen from 50% in 2024 to 36% today.\n>\n\n\nThat’s a hell of a drop in just two years.",
  "title": "American pride has fallen off a cliff"
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