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Dissident Spotlight: Rosario Ibarra de Piedra
Rosario Ibarra spent much of her life fighting to find her disappeared son and the estimated 100,000 Mexicans who met the same fate.
Sep 10
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How Democrats Flipped Colorado
Colorado progressives built a new organizational network that overwhelmed Republicans more focused on in-fighting than winning elections.
Sep 8
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Dissident Spotlight: Azimjon Askarov
Azimjon Askarov covered unrest between the Kyrgyz majority and Uzbek minority in southern Kyrgyzstan. He was handed a life sentence for it.
Sep 3
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
How Grandstanding Undermines Genuine Dialogue
Moral grandstanding is rotting online discourse, cheapening essential words and rewarding performative cruelty over genuine dialogue.
Sep 1
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
August 2025
Dissident Spotlight: Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano faced a 1,000-euro fine for calling Italy's prime minister a "bastard," a regression of free speech in a "Western" country.
Aug 27
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Albert Camus on the Courage to Resist Authoritarianism
Camus, the founder of absurdism, risked his life in the French Resistance. His lessons remain urgent for divided societies.
Aug 25
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Saied bin Nasser al-Ghamdi
Mohammad bin Salman has targeted Saied bin Nasser al-Ghamdi's family as a result of his outspoken opposition to Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses.
Aug 20
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Why Working Class Voters Are Leaving the Democrats Behind
Democrats’ post-2024 soul-searching reveals deep losses among working-class and minority voters that had been in progress since Trump's first election.
Aug 18
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Miguel Mendoza Urbina
A sports commentator became a prominent dissident when he used his platform to speak out against the state's violence against protesters.
Aug 13
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
Why Illiberalism is as American as its Liberal Rights
Steven Hahn reveals how deeply illiberal ideas are entrenched in the United States, challenging conventional beliefs about America's national identity.
Aug 11
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Dissident Spotlight: Lhamjab Borjigin
For advocating for the Mongolian language and documenting human rights abuses against Mongolians, Lhamjab Borjigin remains in Chinese custody.
Aug 6
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Stolen Pride: How Pike County’s Lost Status Fueled a Political Shift
The decline of coal jobs and rising resentment against “elite shaming” explains why so many voters in Pike County turned sharply to the GOP.
Aug 4
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Christopher Gerlacher
1
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