The Power of Younger Voters, the Adani Crisis, and More

How memes affect democracy, what the Adani Group reveals about Indian governance, and the impact of Gen Z and millennials on U.S. politics.

View in browser February 28, 2023 Younger voters are poised to upend American politics   For some time, political scientists and politicians have been debating the impact of the two youngest generations of voters—Gen Z and millennials—on America's partisan future. With these two generations set to become a majority of the U.S. electorate later this decade, election results and recent data are providing an increasingly persuasive answer to this debate, say Morley Winograd, Michael Hais, and Doug Ross.   Read more The Adani crisis is exactly what India needs   "The Adani crisis has delivered an unexpected benefit by serving as a harsh reminder that India's greatest obstacle is not its still-rickety physical infrastructure. Above all, India must repair the broken state of its systems of governance, transparency, and checks and balances," writes Bhaskar Chakravorti about the recent allegations of stock manipulation and fraud against the Adani Group, one of India's largest corporate empires.   Read in Foreign Policy Listen: How memes are impacting democracy   Memes are everywhere in the online world, and they've been known to spread political messaging, alter the stock market, allow protest amidst censorship, and influence how people think about war. On the latest episode of the TechTank podcast, Mishaela Robison, Joan Donovan, and Emily Dreyfuss discuss how this medium is shaping democracy and harmful ideologies.   Listen to the podcast The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Receive the Brookings Brief less often