by Hakeem Irfan | Sep 3, 2019 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Environmental Issues, Food Security, Political Coverage
Minneapolis: Climate change is not fake news. U.S. President Donald Trump may have skipped the G-7 meeting in France over climate change, but cannot avoid the reality of destruction he is staring into as Hurricane Dorian descends on the Caribbean and country. This...
by Hanna Liubakova | Sep 2, 2019 | Homeland Security/Terrorism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
On Saturday evening, I was in the middle of dinner with my American friends when we heard that a gunman started shooting at cars near Odessa, Texas. Seven people were killed and at least 22 people were wounded, including a 17-month-old girl. Authorities have...
by Saara Koho | Sep 1, 2019 | Journalism, Personal Reflections, Politics, Privacy, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
Can a politician have a private life in the United States? Are they allowed to make mistakes? These questions have puzzled me this week. On Tuesday, Dr. Beth Mynett alleged in divorce filings in Washington, D.C., that her husband Tim Mynett, a political consultant,...
by Martin Kibaba | Sep 1, 2019 | American Presidency, Personal Reflections, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election
Sixty-five-year-old Mustafa Magambo Mutone surprised people in 2017 when he cried out to the government seeking support for some of his 176 children. “I have tried to feed my 13 wives and over 170 children and it is not easy. I request the government to at least...
by Kate Bartlett | Aug 30, 2019 | American Presidency, Environmental Issues, International Health, Personal Reflections, Political Coverage, Presidential Election
Unlike a lot of politicians, Bernie Sanders doesn’t mince his words. “It is absolutely imperative that we defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country,” said Sanders, one of a large group of Democrats hoping to be their party’s candidate in next...
by Hamdi Baala | Aug 27, 2019 | American Presidency, Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
As you walk around the place, you might wonder what draws hundreds of thousands of people to the Minnesota State Fair. It might seem strange to the outside observer, but this fascinating ritual has been going on for decades and its traditions are passed on from...