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Stacey Abrams Leans Into Star Trek Fandom in Her Run for Georgia Governor
March 26, 2022 Julie River, Comic Book Resources Here is a fun story about Trekkie Stacy Abrams’ use of Star Trek as a metaphor for her gubernatorial

Ai-Jen Poo Addresses Equal Pay for Women in U.S. House Hearing
March 24, 2021 Savannah Behrmann, USA Today AWTT portrait subject Ai-Jen Poo was among those who testified today before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The

Samantha Smith: Still Relevant Today
March 08, 2022 Emily Burnham, The Bangor Daily News The Bangor Daily News has featured reporter Emily Burnham’s story about Samantha Smith: “This plucky Maine girl

Maine Artist’s Activists Portrait Series Meant to Inspire Courage in Young Americans
March 07, 2022 Valerie Royzman, The Bangor Daily News In this recent news story about Americans Who Tell the Truth, reporter Valerie Royzman highlights that

Bill McKibben Weighs in on Russia and Ukraine
February 28, 2022 Bill McKibben, The Guardian AWTT portrait subject Bill McKibben has outlined a formula for defeating Russian expansionism. “This is not a ‘war for oil and gas’ in

Leah Penniman: Star Power
February 18, 2022 Americans Who Tell the Truth Black urban farming is on the rise – and Leah Penniman is center stage. Just this week,

Langston Hughes, Born 120 (or 121?) Years Ago
February 01, 2022 Linda Gregg, The Writer’s Almanac Thanks to The Writer’s Almanac for reminding us of Langston Hughes’s birthday today–and for highlighting some interesting quotes from Hughes:

The Plot Against American Democracy That Isn’t Taught in Schools
January 03, 2022 Jonathan M. Katz, Rolling Stone “As I looked through history to find the origins of the patterns of self-dealing and imperiousness that

‘Truth Tellers’ Documentary Peers into the State of American Courage
January 04, 2022 Bob Keyes, Portland Press Herald Here’s a hefty, yet concise, review from Bob Keyes of the Portland (ME) Press Herald. “At its core, ‘Truth