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How to steal an election
The days before elections in Bulgaria are always extremely tense. It is a well-known fact in my country that when there are elections, there are numerous attempts to manipulate the vote.
Mayor Pete and gay rights in America
When a little-known politician named Barack Obama first announced he was running for president I didn’t think he stood a chance. “Sadly, Americans will never vote for a black president,” I told my friends. I hadn’t spent any real time in the United States back then...
The debate on reparations and the painful history of slavery
The 1619 Project, a special issue of the The New York Times Magazine, has been the most talked-about journalistic venture I’ve encountered during my stay in the United States. Its goal is to reframe American history and to place the consequences of slavery at the...
Was Trump’s Call to Ukraine President “Just a wonderful conversation”?, Media Analysis
The media is awash with the Trump-Ukraine phone call scandal. Everyone is analyzing it their own way. Read transcript here Thanks Mr. President for this "wonderful conversation" with your Ukrainian counterpart. "Perfect phone call with the president of Ukraine....