21010 Article(s) by: Zola Carr
Zola Carr is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University, working on a dissertation on the development of experimental brain implants for psychiatric disorder.
The Therapist Will Raise You Now
Therapeutic culture risks raising a generation taught to look inward while the sources of their distress lie outside themselves.
Generation Z in Name Only
Mexico City’s “Gen Z” anti-government protest against President Claudia Sheinbaum bears all the hallmarks of an astroturf campaign.
A War for Oil?
What Donald Trump wants from Venezuela’s oil fields is not money but power.
The Price of Love
A recent turnaround in South Korea’s marriage rate shows that its fertility crisis is also an affordability crisis.
Growing Up in Israeli Prison
Israel is arresting more Palestinian children than ever before — and it’s not even bothering to charge many of them with crimes.
The Student Intifada
A little over two years ago, the student movement for Palestine transformed American college campuses seemingly overnight. But the passion and energy that built those encampments wasn’t enough to sustain the fight.
Working Overtime
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
Kenya’s Youth Protesters Are Ready to Govern
The Kenya Left Alliance played a role in organizing the country’s recent rebellion against regressive tax reforms and police brutality. Now it’s launching a bid for power in the 2027 elections.
The Gen Z Crack-Up?
We surveyed over a thousand young people across the anglophone world to get a sense of their views on politics and culture.
Zohrannabes
Across the country, Democrats have tried and failed to emulate Mamdani’s successful mayoral campaign.
Wolves in Youth’s Clothing
A new crop of young Democratic Party challengers is running on generational politics alone, hoping to capitalize on voters’ hunger for change without running afoul of the centrist establishment.
Yesterday’s News
The 20th century saw an explosion in teen media. Now many of those magazines have folded.
Fun and Games?
Youth sports are transforming from neighborhood fun to big business.