This somewhat informal NPR gathering of individual stories from over a thousand young people across the country constitutes something like a focus group on how things are going for young people, and it is suggestive. The common thread is the disappearance of economic opportunities, and this is in turn related to the meteoric rise of the oligarch economy. Do these short opinions shed light on the apparent rise of political disaffection among young Americans? How does this material connect to lack of support in the generation born in the 1990s for existing American political and economic institutions? Does it create an opportunity for the populist appeal of "strong man" politics? How does it link to intergroup antagonism and resentment, including anti-immigrant emotions?
NPR: many young voters say the American dream feels impossible
Affirming Democracy, Gathering Resistance 