The US media must stand up to Donald Trump’s assault on its freedom
If the signs weren’t there already, the US President’s speech at Davos made clear his intention to tighten his stranglehold on the free press
The US media must stand up to Donald Trump’s assault on its freedom
If the signs weren’t there already, the US President’s speech at Davos made clear his intention to tighten his stranglehold on the free press
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Volume 54, issue 4: Winter 2025
Gen Z is revolting: Why the world's youth will not be silenced
Zoomers – young people born between 1997 and 2012 – took to the streets last summer. They didn't have a common ideology but they were angry about the state of world and felt hopeless for the future.
They are digital natives to their fingertips, theoretically able to exercise freedom – at least online – on a scale previous generations could only dream of. And yet many are afraid to say what they really think in public forums.