Nature, Published online: 19 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00186-8
A generation that missed out on economic growth is driving the trends overtaking politics today.
‘Greed is the iron cage of our times’ — why nationalism is here to stay
Incomes have stagnated for many people in the United States and elsewhere. Credit: Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post/Getty
