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 Rosen Tsvetkov | Aug 31, 2019 | Presidential Election, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
Among the intrusive smoke from the deep-fried chunks of chicken and the noise from the constantly arriving people at the Minnesota State Fair, a small stage attracted hundreds of people. Some of them visibly trembling to meet 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential...
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 Luján Scarpinelli | Aug 30, 2019 | Agriculture and Rural Issues, Environmental Issues, Politics, Presidential Election
At a gathering in the living room of a cabin hidden in a pine forest, the fracture in Ely’s community of about 3,500 residents is hard to perceive. All the attendees of the potluck – from the woman who brought the pork ribs to the couple with the apple cake – saw the...
by Hakeem Irfan | Aug 29, 2019 | American Presidency, Homeland Security/Terrorism, Immigration Reform, Midterm Elections, Politics, Presidential Election
Minneapolis As I entered the gates of the Minnesota State Fair on its opening weekend, the scene around temporarily transported me back to South Asia. A sea of people, scorching sun and scores of food vendors, including those selling footlong hot dogs and shaved ice....
by Gergő Plankó | Aug 25, 2019 | Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
In my first full day as a WPI fellow in Minneapolis, I found myself in an Italian Renaissance style theatre room full of people laughing wholeheartedly at the penis size of Donald Trump. Bill Maher, comedian and political commentator, host of the HBO show Real Time...