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Trump's War on Science and the Echoes of Stalin, Hitler, and Mao
How history's darkest chapters teach us to recognize and resist the current assault on knowledge itself
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Alexander Verbeek
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How America Broke Its Own Dream
Plus: Why Menendez goes to prison while bigger fish swim free, your unique breathing fingerprint, and Minnesota's book ban victory
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Alexander Verbeek
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When Democracy Bleeds: The Minnesota Assassinations
The nightmare I wrote about this morning became reality while America slept
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Alexander Verbeek
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When Senators Fear the State: Why America Says "No Kings" Today
From Rome's marble halls to LA's federal building, the pattern repeats
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Alexander Verbeek
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When Your Silence Becomes Complicity in Trump's America
What 1943 Berlin teaches us about fighting back today
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Alexander Verbeek
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The Democracy You Forgot Was Possible
A Week in Oslo That Restored My Faith in Government
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Alexander Verbeek
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How Geospatial Data Show Us Our Real Environmental Crisis
Discover how geospatial technology is transforming environmental protection by making the invisible visible, from groundwater mapping to tracking…
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Alexander Verbeek
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Why Our Leaders Are Racing Us Toward the Cliff
In a quiet Dutch café, I watched history repeat itself: from colonial carvings on a bridge to global leaders playing chicken with our future. When…
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Alexander Verbeek
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What My Berlin Keynote Revealed About The Future Politicians Can't See
Berlin Keynote Video Now Available
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Alexander Verbeek
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Why Statisticians, Not Politicians, Will Lead Us to a Sustainable Future
Insights from the JMP Discovery Summit in Berlin. While politicians debate, statisticians are solving climate challenges. My Berlin keynote showed how…
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Alexander Verbeek
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A Special Note for The Planet Readers: Bird Identification Apps
Free apps that enhance our connection to nature
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Alexander Verbeek
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Why History Proves "Liberation Day" Will Crash the Economy
Trump's sweeping tariff plan threatens economic disaster. Learn why history, from Albania's isolation to the Great Depression, proves protectionism…
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Alexander Verbeek
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The Critical Decision Every International Visitor Must Make About America
Why I drew my line and decided to stay away from the U.S.
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Alexander Verbeek
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The One Lesson from Nazi Resistance America Desperately Needs to Learn Now
Standing in the Berlin courtyard where Nazi resistance fighters were executed offers powerful lessons about democracy’s fragility and the courage of…
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Alexander Verbeek
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