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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 Films for the Resistance: Burning Bush

Films for the Resistance: Burning Bush

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:January 24, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/International
  • Post comments:9 Comments

How Burning Bush, a film set in Communist Czechoslovakia in 1969, is relevant to our lives today.

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Read more about the article Waiting for the Deus ex Machina

Waiting for the Deus ex Machina

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:January 19, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/International/Writing
  • Post comments:1 Comment

As we hope for a last-minute miracle in real life, some thoughts on the deus ex machina, why writers use it, why we should avoid it, and how we can.

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