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US politics
fromFortune
5 months ago

America, meet your alienated youth: 'Gold standard' Harvard survey reveals Gen Z's anxiety and distrust, defined by economic insecurity | Fortune

Gen Z and young millennials experience pervasive economic insecurity, deep distrust of institutions, and widespread pessimism about the country's direction.
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

The Most Powerful Man in Science

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. somehow knew, even as a little boy, that fate can lead a person to terrible places. "I always had the feeling that we were all involved in some great crusade," Kennedy once wrote, "that the world was a battleground for good and evil, and that our lives would be consumed in that conflict." He was 9 years old when his uncle was assassinated and 14 when his father suffered the same fate.
US politics
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Marginalized communities turn to gun ownership in fear of Trump's authoritarianism

Vulnerable groups including LGBTQ+, people of color, and politically liberal Americans are increasingly buying firearms for self-defense due to distrust in traditional protections.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

The real goal of 'Make America Healthy Again'? Woo-woo treatments for the rich, shrinking healthcare for the poor | Alexander Avila

Make America Healthy Again (Maha) is a populist health movement led by RFK Jr promoting institutional distrust, vaccine skepticism, and conservative wellness-based cultural critique.
OMG science
fromBig Think
10 months ago

Why don't Americans trust experts? Just ask a paranormal investigator.

Paranormal belief reflects a significant cultural trend, suggesting deep-rooted distrust in traditional institutions among many Americans.
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