by News Decoder | 23 Jan 2017 | Asia, Economy, Human Rights, United States, Women
We asked News-Decoder correspondents and youth ambassadors for their thoughts following Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president. Here are three reactions. “The good ole days weren’t all that good.” – Betty Wong My biggest fear is a...
by News Decoder | 5 Jan 2017 | Economy, Europe, Greens Farms Academy, Student Posts, United States
By John Selkowitz When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, it marked the end of Communism in a nation that had been one of its strongest global advocates. It also marked a new reality: that a coalition of liberal democracies led by the United States had emerged...
by Susan Ruel | 16 Nov 2016 | Americas, Personal Reflections, Politics, United States
I was a reluctant volunteer for Hillary Clinton. I was propelled by fear of how I’d feel if the unthinkable happened. Now I’m angry I did not do more. The author (seated in front, in black) with Clinton campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania The days since November...
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,...
by Nelson Graves | 13 Oct 2016 | Americas, Asia, China, Human Rights, United States
The imprisonment of large numbers of Black Americans constitutes the most serious human rights violation in the U.S., an expert tells students. The imprisonment of disproportionately large numbers of African-Americans constitutes the most serious human rights...