This essay is now being incorporated into an emergency collection of prose and poems called ICE OUT: MINNESOTA AUTHORS RISING ...

Irene Hofstein spent her adolescence like many other teenagers — going to school, hanging out with her friends and occasionally sneaking into the local movie theater. However, her school was created ...

Basic answer: Yes, there are similarities between then and now, as well as many differences, the most important being that the United States has a lot more going for it — historically, culturally, and ...