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.

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. 

Maddie on left leans on Wilmot

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

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

The new mayor of Helena, Montana, has made history — and now just wants to get to work
Don Damond speaks to the media about his fiancée Justine Damond

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

Foreign coverage of the shooting of Justine Damond is giving Americans new perspective
Man walks in front of rows of people in suits

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

Why this Nobel laureate thinks Trump’s science policy will help make China great
Man sits in polling place with binder

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

Global observers are watching the US elections — literally, at polling places
Woman with tool in front of damaged building

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

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

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.

Hey Curt Schilling! American Jews say there are multiple ways to be pro-Israel.
Man with champagne clinks glasses with three other men

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

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.

One of the six US immigrant Nobel winners is 'totally speechless' over the push to limit immigration
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets U. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Why Russians like Trump, but Putin may actually prefer Clinton

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.

Why Russians like Trump, but Putin may actually prefer Clinton
Three men sit in rubble in white helmets

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

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

How to help: Some of the groups that worked to save Omran Daqneesh — and countless others — in Syria
Family walks through airport, man in front hold infant

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

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.

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

After terror attacks, push for better, more centralized intelligence agencies in Europe

The push to improve intelligence agencies has generally followed three lines of thought: 1) Better centralize intelligence gathering 2)Increasing the sharing of information and 2) Upgrading the state’s ability to conduct surveillance and wiretapping.

After terror attacks, push for better, more centralized intelligence agencies in Europe
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helps to carry a coffin with a victim of a thwarted coup following a funeral service in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016.

Turkey's crackdown: How far will it go?

Thousands of police have been fired. Judges tossed. Governors ousted. As Turkey's president consolidates power after a failed coup, will he move toward authoritarianism?

Turkey's crackdown: How far will it go?
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings in the FX show "The Americans."

At the center of most spy scandals, you can usually find one of these four factors

A recent espionage arrest in California has echoes of past, more successful incidents of spying against the United State, and is also another indication that even as espionage has become more technologically sophisticated, some of the oldest rules of the profession still hold true.

At the center of most spy scandals, you can usually find one of these four factors
Nepali immigrants registerf or TPS at a clinic at highschool in Queens organized by Adhikaar last March.

With earthquake recovery back home stalled, Nepalis push for renewed protections in the US

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused huge devastation in Nepal in April, 2015. Many Nepalis in America at the time were allowed to stay — and now they want to continue to live in America to help support their families who are still recovering.

With earthquake recovery back home stalled, Nepalis push for renewed protections in the US
Wilmot Collins gestures across table to a woman who he is speaking with

His message to new refugees in Montana: 'You have to have thick skin'

In his first months in the US, Wilmot Collin’s home was graffitied by racists. But he still stayed.

His message to new refugees in Montana: 'You have to have thick skin'