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News Articles: Opinion

Images of British journalist Dom Phillips (left) and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira are seen on a sign presented by employees of Brazil's national Indigenous agency, FUNAI, during a vigil in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 9.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: A violent tragedy foretold in the Amazon

Two of the Amazon rainforest's staunchest advocates, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, were killed in one of its remotest corners.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Robert Muggah
Iman Vellani headlines <em>Ms. Marvel</em>, based on Marvel's first Muslim superhero to headline her own comic.

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  • Opinion

'Ms. Marvel' treats being Muslim as ordinary — and that makes it extraordinary

Disney's Ms. Marvel has upended all the stereotypes about being Muslim or a South Asian.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Anika Steffen
Burundian refugee Richard Samuel, 14, holds his homemade guitar as he waits to be transferred to Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania in 2015.

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  • Global Health

Opinion: From Kigoma to Kyiv, refugees everywhere deserve quality health care

After visiting Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, two trainees in medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins reflect on disparities in the quality of medical and surgical care provided to refugees.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Alexander Blum and
  • Zachary Enumah
Burundian refugee Richard Samuel, 14, holds his homemade guitar as he waits to be transferred to Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania in 2015.

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  • Global Health

Opinion: From Kigoma to Kyiv, refugees everywhere deserve quality health care

After visiting Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, two trainees in medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins reflect on disparities in the quality of medical and surgical care provided to refugees.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Alexander Blum and
  • Zachary Enumah
People gather in a park outside of the U.S. Capitol to watch the Jan. 6 House committee investigation in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022, as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol holds the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: After Jan. 6, what's next for our democracy?

NPR's Scott Simon shares his thoughts on watching the first public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

June 11, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Families hug outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The endurance of parents

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on how parents have felt hard times compounding for the last several years between pandemic disruptions and inflation, and now fears over school shootings.

June 04, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Moses Ingram as Reva Sevander in <em>Obi-Wan Kenobi. </em>

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  • Television

Racist 'Star Wars' fans aren't new. Why doesn't Disney do more to protect its actors?

Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram shared the hateful messages she's received online. But why didn't Disney do more before she got them?

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Monkeypox was spread by prairie dogs in the U.S. in 2003. Above: The prairie dog Chuckles was a pet belonging to Tammy and Steve Kautzer and their 3-year-old daughter, of Dorchester, Wisconsin. They caught monkeypox from another pet prairie dog that since died.

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  • Opinion

OPINION: Media coverage of monkeypox paints it as an African virus. That makes me mad

Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a physician in Nigeria, which has seen a monkeypox outbreak over the past few years. He does not like the way the media is covering the current outbreak in Western countries.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Ifeanyi Nsofor

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  • Opinion

You're called a 'model minority' as an Asian American — until they decide you aren't

It's meant to sound like a compliment, but the term "model minority" also masks a much more pernicious reality about life as an Asian American.

May 30, 2022
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By:
  • Gary Duong
I came to the U.S. to accomplish things. But what does that look like?

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  • Perspective

There are 2 types of immigrants: those who look back, and those who don't. I'm both

My story is unique in some ways, but also similar to that of many immigrants. And it brings up certain questions; like, what are the emotional consequences of emigrating to a different country?

May 30, 2022
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By:
  • Miguel Macias
A memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Another mass shooting, but nothing changes

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on what has become a never-ending parade of mass shootings in the U.S., and the lack of effort over the years to address them.

May 28, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
U.S. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray explains a video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: What extraterrestrials might learn on Earth

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the first congressional hearings on UFOs — rebranded now as UAPs (Unexplained Aerial Phenomena) — in 52 years. Sadly, the search for intelligent life continues.

May 21, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Women wearing a burqa (left) and a niqab (right) walk along a street in Kabul on May 7.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The return of the burqa in Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan continue to experience more restrictions under the Taliban, including the return of the burqa. NPR's Scott Simon notes how the world seems to be distracted from their plight.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Dave Chappelle looks on during UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: For comedians, safety is a growing concern

NPR's Scott Simon wonders if comedians are at increased risk for assault these days, given Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock and an incident this week involving Dave Chappelle.

May 07, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Simon
A mural of Melissa Ortega, an 8-year-old victim of gun violence in Chicago, painted by artist Milton Coronado.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Painting the smiles of people we know, love and will never see again

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the work of Chicago-based artist Milton Coronado, who paints murals that memorialize people killed by gun violence.

April 30, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
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