We discuss HBO’s hit miniseries Mare of Easttown and its unflinching portrayal of American decline: addiction, broken homes, male suicide, and the enormous burden placed on the women who have to pick up the pieces. What lessons can we learn from the chaos, and what parallels can we draw to life in our progressive cities?

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