segunda-feira, 4 de setembro de 2017

Jóvens perdidos

Imagine that you’re twenty years old. You were born in 1996. You were five years old on 9/11. For as long as you can remember, the United States has been at war. When you are twelve, in 2008, the global economy collapses. After years of bluster and bravado from President George W. Bush — who encouraged consumerism as a response to terror — it seems your country was weaker than you thought.  In America, the bottom falls out fast. The adults who take care of you struggle to take care of themselves. Perhaps your parent loses a job. Perhaps your family loses its home. In 2009, politicians claim the recession is over, but your hardship is not. Wages are stagnant or falling. The costs of health care, MAIS
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