by Nelson Graves | 1 Feb 2017 | Americas, United States, Women
By Nelson Graves Are you worried that Donald Trump will curtail civil liberties and undercut democratic institutions in the United States? Well, his election could also have profound implications for democracy and human rights in the rest of the world, where...
by Nelson Graves | 17 Jan 2017 | Indiana University, Politics, Student Posts, United States, Youth Voices
The United States has a gun problem. Students at Indiana University are going to tell us about it in a series of stories. Source: The JAMA Network Read our series on “Guns in America” here. The United States has a gun problem. And students at Indiana...
by Nelson Graves | 22 Nov 2016 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Islam, Middle East, Syria, Terrorism, United States
By Nelson Graves Let’s take time out from digesting Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election to look at a critical issue that is helping to shape politics in that country and around the world: terrorism. Terrorism sends shock waves around...
by Nelson Graves | 14 Nov 2016 | Americas, Politics, United States, Women
Pulling your hair out over Donald Trump? Don’t panic yet. Soon the President-elect will start feeling cross-currents. It’s the rule of checks and balances. Protesters demonstrate against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, New York, 12 November 2016...
by Nelson Graves | 9 Nov 2016 | Americas, Personal Reflections, United States
Trump has won, and Clinton has lost. Half of America is elated, half is afraid. It’s an historic moment in America. Now, time to get to work. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at an election night rally in New York, 9 November 2016, (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) Today,...