Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 9, 2020
Massive economic inequality has forged a generation that is deeper in debt, poorer paid and half as likely to own a home as its parents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ilana Novick / TruthdigDec 30, 2019
A new survey finds 70% would likely vote for a socialist candidate, with 38% saying they now approve of communism—up from 28% in 2018. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
DAVID SHARP / The Associated PressDec 21, 2019
A new demographic is helping to breathe some new life into the sector, industry officials say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Alan MacLeod / FAIRNov 11, 2019
Debate surrounding the cheeky meme "OK Boomer" offers just another form of distraction from the class divide tearing our country apart. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Josh Hoxie / OtherWordsAug 14, 2019
Young Americans carry an unfair burden in today's economy, but bold solutions being floated by lawmakers could lighten the load. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alan MacLeod / FAIRJul 21, 2019
A popular news trend of supposedly positive stories reveal the dire conditions of late capitalism so many Americans now live under. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Sean McElwee / Independent Media InstituteApr 25, 2019
New polling data suggest that there is broad-based support for policies that provide economic relief to a generation burdened with loans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigOct 22, 2018
Only 16 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds voted in the 2016 U.S. election. That can't continue if we're to preserve our democracy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigSep 24, 2018
Just 16 percent of eligible voters ages 18 to 29 bothered to punch their ballots in 2014. They won't make the same mistake again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 26, 2018
As writer Ben Judah argues, the Occupy movement, Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders changed this generation's thinking, and made a come-from-behind win like that of New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez possible. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigJul 19, 2018
Her latest documentary looks at the pathology of greed and fame. “I thought the financial crash was going to teach us," she says. "And yet a lot of people went right back to living the same way as they had before.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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