Was the country’s turn toward free-market fundamentalism driven by race, class, or something else? Yes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/new-deal-us-economy-american-dream/676051/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else

Why the shift away from organized faith seems a little different for young adults.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/opinion/religion-nones-gen-z.html?smid=em-share

A Powerful Tool for Fighting Corruption Is Going Extinct

Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/opinion/local-newspapers-democracy-journalism.html?smid=em-share

The State of Local News 2023

Vanishing Newspapers, Digital Divides, and Reaching Underserved Communities

https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2023/

What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate Kindle Edition

https://www.amazon.com/What-Works-Community-News-Startups-ebook/dp/B0C1YBNW12/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

As A.I.-Controlled Killer Drones Become Reality, Nations Debate Limits

Worried about the risks of robot warfare, some countries want new legal constraints, but the U.S. and other major powers are resistant.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/us/politics/ai-drones-war-law.html?smid=em-share