Race relations in America: My baptism by fire
I waded into a raging debate over race relations in America. I emerged battered and bruised — and better able to understand different views.
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U.S. football protests nothing new in race relations
Donald Trump’s attacks on pro football players protesting against racial injustice tap into a racist well familiar to generations of black U.S. athletes.
Read moreChina and the West: Friends, Foes or Frenemies?
Will China and the U.S. clash? Can Beijing help defuse tensions on the Korean peninsula? These are students’ questions ahead of a News-Decoder webinar.
Read moreHay esperanza. Holding out hope for U.S. “Dreamers”
José crossed into Texas from Mexico when he was five. The chances of this “dreamer” staying in the U.S. — the only country he knows — are now in doubt.
Read moreSí, se puede: Finding the Purpose of Protest
The 2016 U.S. election was a wake up call for many young Americans who, like me, had limited their political participation to voting in presidential elections.
Read moreCan North Korea’s military strategy succeed?
North Korea has drawn international opprobrium with its nuclear and missile tests. Can its leader, Kim Jong-un, win the respect for his nation he craves?
Read moreAmerica’s problems coping with racists
Who would have thought seven decades ago that a German chancellor would rebuke a U.S. American president for failing to condemn racists and neo-Nazis?
Read more“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right”
The last thing China needs is a military and trade crisis. But with mercurial leaders in both North Korea and the United States, it might not have a choice.
Read more“Victory” could be elusive for Trump in Afghanistan
Afghanistan will likely frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump, whose “new” strategy to achieve victory there sounds all too familiar.
Read moreU.S. image sinks in much of the world, Pew says
Data from a respected U.S. polling center underscores a dramatic deterioration in foreign opinion of the United States since Donald Trump became president.
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