#political-pessimism

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World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

It may not feel like it, but hope is on the horizon: Trump, Netanyahu and Putin's powers appear to be waning | Simon Tisdall

Pessimism about politics is widespread in the West, driven by conflicts, inequality, corruption, extremism, and climate anxiety, alongside rising avoidance of news.
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.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Labour's rebuttal to the Green party this week sums up the double standard that dogs our politics | Frances Ryan

British politics is dominated by pessimism as right and centre portray decline and dismiss leftwing policies as unrealistic, deepening despair and sidelining hopeful alternatives.
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