America’s attention deficit that’s killing Ukrainian children

The “breaking news” cycle is exhausting. Everyday something happens which trumps everything that came before it. This keeps the news cycle fresh, but is anyone stopping to ask, “what are we missing?” 

Just think about two weeks ago. An assassination attempt on a former president Saturday. On Monday, attention shifted to the 2024 Republican National Convention, the announcement of Trump’s running mate and entertainers like Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan. To bookend the week, President Biden announced he will drop out of the presidential race and has endorsed Vice President Harris. 

So much is happening, and so fast. These events are relevant to our present and future; they deserve our attention. Still, our chronically brief attention span means we move on too quickly from significant events.

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