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Trump is everywhere – Why Europeans should not be complacent

15 October 202210 November 2016 by Matthias Catón

Yesterday morning, I had a deja vu. For the second time in five months, I woke up to a global reality that I thought would be impossible. The first time was when voters in the United Kingdom decided they wanted a Brexit and to end the country’s more than four decades of membership of the …

Remembering 9/11

15 October 202211 September 2016 by Matthias Catón

Lower Manhattan with the World Trade Center

Fifteen years ago today the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed literally in front of my eyes. I was in New York City working as an intern on Betsy Gotbaum‘s campaign, who was running for Public Advocate, the city’s second-highest elected office. Despite the traumatic events of that day, the three months were …

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