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Editor's note
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Psychology professor Jean Twenge studies differences between generations. A few years ago, she started to notice dramatic shifts in the behavior and attitudes of teens in the yearly surveys that she analyzes for her research. These teens were more lonely, more depressed and more socially awkward than their predecessors. Because their childhoods coincided with the rise of the smartphone, Twenge calls this generation iGen – and her new book is the first to analyze the impact of the smartphone on an entire generation of kids.
What should you do if neo-Nazis come to your town to rally? University of Washington historian Laurie Marhoefer, an expert on the original German Nazis, says counterprotests can actually play right into the Nazi strategy of drawing their opponents into violent clashes. In Nazi Germany, she writes, “violent confrontations with antifascists gave the Nazis a chance to paint themselves as the victims of a pugnacious, lawless left. They seized it.”
And historian Matthew Delmont of Arizona State is troubled by people’s surprise at the resurgence of white supremacism in the U.S. “When Americans celebrate the country’s victory in WWII,” he writes, “but forget that the U.S. armed forces were segregated, that the Red Cross segregated blood donors or that many black WWII veterans returned to the country only to be denied jobs or housing, it becomes all the more difficult to talk honestly about racism today.
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Nick Lehr
Editor, Arts and Culture
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Top story
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New research is putting the first generation of kids to grow up with the smartphone into sharp relief.
Olga Tropinina
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Move over millennials, there's a new generation in town. Dubbed 'iGen,' they differ from their predecessors on a range of measures, from mental health to time spent with friends.
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Politics + Society
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Laurie Marhoefer, University of Washington
We have an ethical obligation to stand against fascists and racists in a way that doesn't help them.
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Matthew Delmont, Arizona State University
What WWII-era African-American protests reveal about the historical relationship between Nazism and white supremacy in the United States.
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From our international editions
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Kathryn Adamson, Manchester Metropolitan University
The ice sheet is melting and permafrost is thawing. What's happening in Greenland will speed up climate change across the world.
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Lucia O'Sullivan, University of New Brunswick
When teen romance crashes, adults often see it as trivial or "character building." The truth is, breakups are a major cause of suicide, drug use and self-harm.
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Ross Harvey, South African Institute of International Affairs
The rhino horn auction in South Africa is a serious setback in the fight against poaching and the survival of wild rhinos. The chances of the horns remaining in the country are next to zero.
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