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What Does it Mean to be American? Why Trump is Just a Blip on the Radar

Both Sides of the Table

So it should have been predictable that when Donald Trump kicked off his campaign for the presidency with race-baiting comments against Mexicans after a long campaign claiming that the first African-American president wasn’t born in the US that I would speak up. You should, too. It is beautifully done.

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And Then They Came for Me …

Both Sides of the Table

You don’t get to launch your campaign saying illegal Mexicans are “rapists and murderers and some, I assume, are good people.” This act was not only racist in and of itself but also gave air-cover to the most irrational conspiracy theorists and white supremacist groups in the United States. You don’t get to create a division between the 3.3

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Here are The Missing Positives of This Election

Both Sides of the Table

I have felt more connected and more bonded and increased my respect for those who have taken moral stands or have put in hours of work for the campaign. Liberia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Trinidad, Brazil, Kosovo, Slovenia, Denmark, Jamaica, South Korea, Norway, Poland & Croatia. So get over it. She’s a mother and a wife.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

How do we cut through the news in the disinformation campaign? Here's my conversation with Tomas Pueyo. Look, first of all, in these conversations, the number of times that the story begins on Twitter is remarkable. Getting clear, unbiased reports has been challenging, even for simple problems. He was not a famous author.