"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
The Knight Center for Journalism held a webinar, titled “Nicaraguan Journalism vs. Repression.” The webinar featured activist Tanya Amador and journalist Anibal Toruño. Amador decried the relative lack of international coverage about Nicaragua, and Toruño warned that Ortega might succeed…
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Nicaragua has been going through its most serious political crisis since April of 2018, when protests began in Managua, and violent government repression isn’t stopping or slowing down. As of June 19, over 200 people have died in violent clashes…
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Many years ago, in Dresden, a young African international student dropped off his white, German girlfriend after a date. He then took the streetcar back to his dorm. He never made it that far. Neo Nazis beat him up and…
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It is August 11, 2016. It is 11:07 pm. The date and time are relevant to this post. The rainbow flag on the cover page of the Daily Beast is also relevant. About an hour ago, I went on Facebook….
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On March 22, 2013, I published a column on The Trinitonian, the student newspaper at Trinity University. It was my response to the aftermath of the Steubenville rape trial, and my way of taking a stand against rape culture. You can…
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