millennials

A child is supported on the balance beam during classes at a gym

China now allows 3 kids per family, but many couples say they can’t afford it

As China grapples with an aging population and the lowest birth rate in decades, the government is urging couples to have a third child.

Two young women with headbands hold face masks at the Shanghai Disneyland theme park as it reopens following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease

Millennials in China reexamine their spending habits as economy recovers

Illustrated cards with text underneath

From ‘El Man Bun’ to ‘La Border Wall’, Millennial Lotería speaks to new generation

Culture
“Boomer1” by Daniel Torday

Busting open the generation gap

Books
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee

The social media generation casts a wary eye on Facebook founder’s testimony

Technology
China viral universities

Chinese millennials major in making lifestyles go viral

Education

At Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College, the classrooms are typically dance studios, catwalks strafed by flashing lights, and bustling makeup rooms — all to tap into China’s lucrative “wanghong” industry.

Fossil Fuel protest

Millennials are the new ‘fossil fuel freedom fighters’

Culture

Much of the millennial generation has no direct experience of wild, untamed nature. But a recent anthology of essays by millennials shows that they are engaging in new ways with our environment and the forces affecting it.

The Civilist guests

Duke and UNC students answer questions about free speech, trigger warnings and safe spaces

Culture

Steven Petrow of The Civilist recruits a couple college students to discuss tough questions.

Youth holding Egyptian Flag July 29, 2011

Millennials are on the rise in the Middle East — and bring their own agenda

Global Politics

Those born in the 1980s and 1990s helped lead the Arab Spring movements, pressing for more open and democratic societies. Author Juan Cole says they are just beginning to reshape the Middle East, with a mindset that is more liberal, less religious and unencumbered by the past.Those born in the 1980s and 1990s helped lead the Arab Spring movements, pressing for more open and democratic societies. Author Juan Cole says they are just beginning to reshape the Middle East, with a mindset that is more liberal, less religious and unencumbered by the past.