Stolen, forged, falsified - these are the words heard in many countries around the world, in talk about elections. In September CNN reported that...
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Coping with PTSD as a journalist in an unrelenting news cycle
Sarah Thamer was reporting live on TV when someone tried to run her over with their car,
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Abortion debate in the eyes of an abortion clinic escort in Minnesota
In 1969, when Jane* was in college, her roommate Camila* became pregnant. Camila’s boyfriend, also a university student, made the decision for her that she should terminate the pregnancy.
“He found someone, in a back alley in Minneapolis, a person known to perform illegal abortions,” said 71-year-old Jane, who is currently volunteering as a security escort at a health clinic in St. Paul, Minn.
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Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’
U.S. democracy faces, a number of threats and challenges, but, the most serious one is “disinformation,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve...
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Democracy
Since the Feb. 24, 2022, I cannot remember one single day where the ongoing war in Ukraine did not cross my mind. It was no surprise to me to hear...
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