#generational-divide

#generational-divide

This Tuesday, award-winning journalist and author George Packer reads from, and speaks about, his new novel, The Emergency. Known for his work as a staff-writer for The Atlantic as well as his nonfiction books, Packer's latest is a fiction piece about the human connection between generational and socio-economic boundaries. He uses the story to clearly lay out many of the traumas and difficulties humanity is facing in today's modern world in a way that's easily digestible.

"It was the most painful thing I've been through since my own parents aging," she said of her up-close experiences with the former president. "Nobody wants to face incapacity." It forced Kuster to look hard at her party. Months before the fateful presidential debate that exposed Biden's frailty, Kuster, at a mere 68 years old, announced her retirement, having served in Congress for 12 years after turning a red seat reliably blue.

Americans' trust in the media has plunged to its lowest ever level, according to the latest Gallup poll, with just 28% of U.S. adults expressing a "great deal" or "fair amount" of confidence in newspapers, television, and radio to report news fully, accurately, and fairly. This figure marks a steep decline from last year's already historic low of 31%, and continues a nearly five-decade slide from the high of 68% recorded in 1972. Just five years ago, it was at 40%.

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month on a college campus in Utah was the latest and perhaps most graphic example of a disturbing trend of recent political violence in the United States. The murder of Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in June. An arson fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's house in April. The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York sidewalk in December.

Fewer than half of Britons now carry a wallet as the decline of cash accelerates and smartphones and watches take over as the default way to pay, according to new research. The study, published by cash machine network Link, found that while more than 80 per cent of people still own a wallet or purse, the rapid growth of digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay means leaving the house without cash is becoming commonplace.

Just called [David Hogg]. He reminded me of the story of, after the battle of Shiloh, Henry Halleck urged President Lincoln to fire Ulysses Grant. Lincoln said: I can't fire him. This man fights.' David Hogg fights. The DNC needs him.