We borrow the Earth from our children


THE missiles don’t have to land here for us to feel the tremors. The fallout from the Middle East conflict and other points of tensions around the globe isn’t confined to borders on a map. For teenagers like me, the shockwaves hit our classrooms, our dinner tables and our dreams.

We’re told to plan for the future, but how do you map a future when the world feels like it’s fracturing?

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