Olivia Adams is a student at the University of Chicago and was an In These Times 2016 summer editorial intern.
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“The Death of the Optimism of an Entire Generation”: College Students React to Trump’s Election
Millennials—who overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton—had a range of reactions, from despair to defiance.
Olivia Adams