Democracy

Opening the floodgates of authoritarianism: Why we must get serious about defending democracy before it’s too late

By JENNIFER CLANCY We talk about the death of a star, the death of a monarch, the lifecycle of a butterfly or a business. But life and death are not restricted only to the concrete: cultures, values, and even democracies have life cycles too. From the exploration and land-grabbing savagery that settled this nation, to our collective …

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Some Gen Zers are disconnected, but perspective and resilience could help

By GREGORY L. MOORE In a stunning report about Generation Z, some of its members were described as “disconnected youth” — desperate and dejected about their present and future. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that one third of Gen Z, those 18 to 24, have no income and are not counted in employment stats …

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