“It is the law of human life and of human nature that a new generation is ever coming forth,” said the Roman statesman Cicero (106–43 BCE). His view was echoed by the poet Simonides of Ceos (6th to ...

Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, ...

Caring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from now deserve ethical consideration. In practice, that means taking their interests into account when ...

Tech stocks are suffering their worst stretch of performance against the broader market in half a century. As stock-market gains increasingly bolster countries, sectors and factors beyond tech, the ...

Generational conflict has become one of the most overused explanations for workplace tension, with plenty of stereotypical blame to go around: Baby Boomers resist change. Millennials lack loyalty. Gen ...

Younger Americans express less trust in democratic institutions, weaker attachment to political parties, greater skepticism about how the political system works than older generations, and are less ...

China’s people, as is sometimes said, are “trying to breathe,” hoping to find some freedom from central control. Four female college students in the central city of Zhengzhou tried to breathe in June ...

The kids are alright—or are they? Here's why every generation looks at the world, and each other, differently. I’m a late Gen Xer, and completely identify with that label. As teens, we listened to ...

Recently, President Donald Trump singled out Somali people as “garbage.” His key adviser is Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller, who is pushing some of the most intense anti-immigrant policies.

After facilitating a half-day workshop for leaders on workplace communication, one attendee approached me. David, an executive at a professional services company in New York, said, “These days, young ...

The generational wealth transfer taking place across North America is prompting an increase in the amount of capital being allocated to the private markets, a new survey shows. Younger generations ...

Many older Chinese immigrants are shifting to the political right, dividing from their children, a trend playing out in the New York City mayor’s race. Credit...Lisk Feng Supported by By Li Yuan In ...