America at 250: Why we need public media now more than ever

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S., it is worth remembering that our founders believed an educated public was not a luxury, but the very foundation of a healthy republic.

This principle is as urgent today as it was two and a half centuries ago.

Yet at this pivotal moment, President Trump has issued an executive order that threatens to undermine one of the most trusted and vital institutions in American civic life: public media.

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