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There is one thing that should happen first and that is hitting rock bottom in a way everyone gets together and make a united front. As long as half of the country hates the other half nothing will change, "they" will keep you divided and fight each other so they can go on doing whatever they want.
And "they" is mostly companies. You need worker rights a solid minimum income, safety nets, a mentality where you are not there to serve your country but the country is there to serve the people. And less hunger for money. And a healthy criticism of your own country, wanting to do better instead of thinking you're the best. Better basic education accessible for everyone, health system the same, I can go on and on probably.
But I doubt it can be done at this point, I really don't even have a clue where you have to start. And it's sad I have friends struggling to raise their children in the US, stuck in toxic relations cause they can't afford to leave. Others working 60 hours a week barely able to pay basic costs, pretty much all of them taken hostage by the companies they work for, can't lose a single paycheck, or the meager health insurance provided through their work (crazy system).
And this generation gets all worst end of the deal, previous generation all let it happen.
If you want to point a finger, point it at your parents and grandparents, they are the ones that let this happen, not your fellow Americans right now. Everyone is voting out of desperation to hope and make things right, voting for Trump is just grasping at straws for a lot of people, but blaming them for this just isn't right.