It feels like the American experiment is failing. Here's how we can still save it.

We can transform the tide of rising rancor, deepening division and increasing isolation into a wave of respect, connection and belonging.

America is crying out in pain. A pandemic marked by physical distancing sparked hope of social solidarity across differences that have increasingly defined us. Yet now our hearts and streets burn with rage over injustice, callousness and cruelty.

For almost 250 years, America has been an experiment, aspiring — at our best — to be a shining city upon a hill casting beacon lights of freedom, equality and opportunity....