Jared Goyette

Jared Goyette is writer and editor who lives in downtown Minneapolis. Originally from Philadelphia, he has lived and traveled throughout Latin America and speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

The new mayor of Helena, Montana, has made history — and now just wants to get to work

November 8, 2017Global Politics

Wilmont Collins came the US as a refugee. Now he will be the first black mayor of his hometown.

Don Damond speaks to the media about his fiancée Justine Damond

Foreign coverage of the shooting of Justine Damond is giving Americans new perspective

July 21, 2017Conflict

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Why this Nobel laureate thinks Trump’s science policy will help make China great

July 6, 2017Science

Global observers are watching the US elections — literally, at polling places

November 8, 2016Election 2016

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Nepali immigrants who came to the US after the 2015 earthquake can stay a little longer

October 27, 2016Development

Former MLB player Curt Schilling, pictured here in 2011, should listen to America Abraod to develop a better understanding of the shifting attitudes of American Jews.

Hey Curt Schilling! American Jews say there are multiple ways to be pro-Israel.

October 26, 2016Global Politics

Earlier this week, Curt Schilling went on CNN and asked host Jake Tapper how Jewish people could support Democrats. He should have asked a sociologist who specializes in the attitudes of American Jews. We did.

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One of the six US immigrant Nobel winners is ‘totally speechless’ over the push to limit immigration

October 11, 2016Education

Sir J. Fraser Stoddart won a Nobel Prize in chemistry this year. Like the five others who won in the US, he is an immigrant.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets U. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Why Russians like Trump, but Putin may actually prefer Clinton

August 30, 2016Global Politics

The role of Russians in this US election is certainly something we haven’t seen in a generation — and the accusations of tampering may actually be unprecedented.

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How to help: Some of the groups that worked to save Omran Daqneesh — and countless others — in Syria

August 19, 2016Conflict

Here is a list of some of the organizations trying to rescue the massive number of Syrians caught in the nation’s civil war.Here is a list of some of the organizations trying to rescue the massive number of Syrians caught in the nation’s civil war.

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It’s now clear that most of the Syrian refugees coming to the United States are women and children

August 8, 2016Conflict

The US is on track to allow entry to 10,000 Syrian refugees by next summer. There are almost 5 million Syrians who have fled their country’s war.The US is on track to allow entry to 10,000 Syrian refugees by next summer. There are almost 5 million Syrians who have fled their country’s war.