Is America Headed the Wrong Way?

America is at a crossroads — politically, culturally, and mentally.

In this powerful episode of The MiddleGround Mic, Joe Steagall sits down with Nathan Smolenski, author of Common Ground from the Ground Up, to unpack how we can rebuild trust, fight polarization, and give America’s younger generation hope again.

Together they discuss:

🇺🇸 Why Americans feel politically homeless and disconnected

🧠 How mental health suffers under constant political division

🗞️ The media’s role in shaping trust and public perception

💡 Whether a viable third party can emerge in today’s system

💬 Why empowerment and dialogue — not outrage — are the keys to healing our nation

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👉 Let’s prove that America can still meet in the middle. No Left. No Right. Forward.

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