Debris = scattered rubbish
Addams, famous for her work with immigrants at Chicago's Hull house, was also well known for her work on women's rights.
When something happens to our body, it is the job of the nervous system to transmit these sensations (both positive and negative) and inform the body of what is happening. If you observe the entire country to be a body, the media would be the nervous system as its job is to transmit the information throughout the entire body, making sure every part of the body is aware of a certain sensation.
