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Read more about the article It Should Be a Movie

It Should Be a Movie

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:February 27, 2021
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Comparing two events portrayed in book and film that show the lives of people and their communities before massacres, and their lessons for today.

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Read more about the article On Watching “Chernobyl” Post-Covid

On Watching “Chernobyl” Post-Covid

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:January 21, 2021
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:1 Comment

How seeing the miniseries Chernobyl in 2021 rather than when it came out in 2019 has affected my perception of the show (and our own Covid-19 response)

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Read more about the article “We Have No Idea How [Bad] Things Can Get”

“We Have No Idea How [Bad] Things Can Get”

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:December 21, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International
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A review of the celebrated documentary "Collective," which chronicles official corruption in Romania's health care industry and is a cautionary tale.

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Read more about the article When We Lost Our Humanity

When We Lost Our Humanity

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:December 14, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Some questions on the anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Read more about the article Democracy Wins!
A message went up on plywood after Election Day, but the peaceful transfer of power isn't always a given.

Democracy Wins!

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:November 7, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Celebrating the election victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in New York City.

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Read more about the article Four Years of Bullying

Four Years of Bullying

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 16, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:6 Comments

The dynamic of bully, victim, bystanders, and referees, and how it has played out in the U.S. over the past four years.

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Read more about the article The “Translating the Future” Conference: Activist Translation

The “Translating the Future” Conference: Activist Translation

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:September 26, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International/Languages
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Thoughts on the different ways that translators can be activists, from a panel in the just-concluded "Translating the Future" conference.

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Read more about the article Our Fight Is Their Fight

Our Fight Is Their Fight

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:August 13, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Having newborn babies in the family has made us think of their future, what kind of world they'll grow up to live in. Jonah and Reed were conceived during Derrick…

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Read more about the article Beware the Minivan

Beware the Minivan

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:July 19, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:2 Comments

The role of the humble minivan in secret police actions in Portland, Oregon, and why we need to keep speaking out.

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Read more about the article Independence Lost

Independence Lost

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:July 4, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/International/Writing
  • Post comments:9 Comments

Comparing the national security law that eliminates Hong Kong's independence to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

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