by Susan Ruel | 16 Nov 2016 | Americas, Discovery, Donald Trump, Future of Democracy, Personal Reflections, 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, Discovery, Donald Trump, Future of Democracy, 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 News Decoder | 30 Aug 2016 | Discovery, Europe, Human Rights, Personal Reflections, Women's rights
We asked News-Decoder’s ambassadors — a network of young adults around the world who believe in our mission — for their thoughts on a ban imposed by several French municipalities on the burkini swimsuit worn by some Muslim women. Here’s what...
by News Decoder | 1 Aug 2016 | Americas, Discovery, Donald Trump, Future of Democracy, Personal Reflections, United States
We asked News-Decoder’s ambassadors — a network of young adults around the world who believe in our mission — for their thoughts on the U.S. presidential race, now that the two major parties have held their nominating conventions. Here’s what...
by News Decoder | 12 May 2016 | Americas, Discovery, Europe, Greens Farms Academy, King's Academy, Middle East, Personal Reflections, Refugees, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Syria, United States, Youth Voices
By Nelson Graves “We have to find a political solution, in offices and not with arms.” So said Evgenia Chatziadamido, one of four students from three continents who discussed the causes and effects of Syria’s civil war during a recent online round...
by News Decoder | 22 Mar 2016 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Discovery, Europe, Middle East, Personal Reflections, Refugees, Syria
Our thoughts are with the victims of today’s attacks in Brussels and with their families and friends. Below is an article, updated with today’s events, that we published last November after terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Although much...
by Pauline Bock | 8 Dec 2015 | Discovery, Europe, Islam, Middle East, Paris attacks, Personal Reflections, Refugees, Terrorism
By Pauline Bock I’m what they call a “millennial.” I am also a journalist. So of course I read it on Twitter first. “Shootings in Paris.” I didn’t have any plans on Friday night. I had to get up early the next morning and was getting ready for bed when my news...
by News Decoder | 17 Nov 2015 | Discovery, Europe, Paris attacks, Personal Reflections, Terrorism
Three News-Decoder followers offer their thoughts on the Paris attacks. Paris, 15 November 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (Below, three followers of News-Decoder—in Paris, New York and Concepción, Chile—offer their thoughts following attacks in Paris that...
by Nelson Graves | 16 Nov 2015 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Discovery, Europe, Paris attacks, Personal Reflections, Refugees, Terrorism
Extremist attacks are cause for concern, but they force us to reflect on how to protect our values. And how to co-exist with fellow humans, also scared. Two women mourning in Lebanon, 11 January 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) In the aftermath of the attacks in Paris,...