Global Citizens

Many of the biggest challenges we face are global in nature. Climate change is a global challenge. Terrorism is a global challenge. Poverty and food security are global challenges. These issues will impact people across borders and will require cooperative effort to resolve them, yet the tools we have to govern policy on a global scale are not strong and trends toward unilateralism will exacerbate … Continue reading Global Citizens

Deanna Thompson

Deanna Thompson was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at age 42 that had metastasized to her bones. The doctors told her she had fewer than five years, but when I interviewed her, it was more than six years after her diagnosis. She lives in St. Paul with her husband and two daughters and teaches religion at Hamline University. “Initially, I thought I was on … Continue reading Deanna Thompson