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I’m Confused ActivismCivil RightsDemocracyPoliticsUnited States

I’m Confused

Why are the majority of Americans letting the top 1% turn our country into something unrecognizable?

G. Marshall Brooks reflects on her growing concerns and confusion about the current threats to Americans' voting rights and civil liberties. Drawing on her own memories of the Civil Rights Movement, she urges readers to stay informed, remain engaged, and protect democratic values before the lessons of the past are forgotten. Marshall Brooks says, "I remember it all. Do you?"

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G. Marshall-Brooks
September 8, 2026
The American Dream of Canada Donald TrumpInternationalPoliticsUnited States

The American Dream of Canada

Donald Trump’s desire to take over the U.S.’ northern neighbor conjures up important annexation lessons from history

The U.S. once wanted Canada, long before it became another talking point for the new administration. Writer Brian Gabrial gives a crash course on Canada-U.S. relations dating back to the Revolutionary War, illustrating that history has a way of repeating itself--but perhaps not the way Trump intends.

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Brian Gabrial
May 14, 2026
Where Is Your Voice? ActivismDemocracyUnited StatesVoting

Where Is Your Voice?

The United States is unrecognizable today. Everything we old timers were taught to believe in has become a lie.

The federal government is silencing voices "one city, and one sly move at a time," writer G. Marshall-Brooks says. She urges her fellow Americans to use their freedom of speech "while you still have it" and stand against what she calls the daily threats to our neighbors, our community, our human rights and our freedom.

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G. Marshall-Brooks
March 16, 2026
Census Whistleblower Goes Public CrimeUnited StatesWrongful Convictions

Census Whistleblower Goes Public

What happens when you blow the whistle, but nobody listens

"Yet in my mind, questions still remain whether it all was done honestly and ethically." As a Partnership Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, Jerry Huffman personally recruited hundreds of new Partners. Then, he claims he was instructed to create hundreds of phony Partners. He filed a complaint, but says nothing has happened.

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Jerry Huffman
September 8, 2022
Reporters Inc. Continues Investigation of U.S. Census CrimeInvestigativeUnited StatesWhistleblowersWisconsin

Reporters Inc. Continues Investigation of U.S. Census

U.S. Census Bureau denies whistleblower's claims of fraud in 88-page document

A year after The Reporters Inc. began investigating claims by three whistleblowers that the validity of the 2020 U.S. Census may have been compromised by “systematic cheating,” the Census has responded with 88 pages of documents refuting the allegations.

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Mark Saxenmeyer
September 8, 2022
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Operation Push 2-4

Whistleblowers allege U.S. Census Bureau demanded workers file phony documentation

In a Reporters Inc. exclusive, three former U.S. Census Bureau workers allege they were pushed to create phony partnerships. They say they were told to sign up "anyone who would was likely to be a potential partner" without their permission. (more)
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January 14, 2021
Dear America Book ReviewsPoliticsUnited States

Dear America

Impassioned letters show artists' and community leaders' hope and defiance 

Ever since the 2016 presidential election, America has been barreling headfirst toward a crossroads. Conflicting political, racial and social perspectives reflect a need to collectively define our moral imperatives, clarify cultural values, inspire meaningful change, and seek common ground. In that patriotic spirit, hundreds of writers, poets, artists, scientists, and political and community leaders are sharing their impassioned letters to America. The Reporters Inc. is pleased to present five excerpts from the anthology, Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance and Democracy. 

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July 1, 2020
One Year After the Election: Donald TrumpElectionsPoliticsUnited States

One Year After the Election:

An email exchange dissects the Trump presidency

In an era when social media drives news and information consumption, our feeds are constantly filled with sharp but short commentary on Donald Trump's administration and the state of our nation. Often times, thoughtfulness, perspective and context are lost in the exchange. The Reporters Inc.'s board members and advisory committee members were recently invited to start a conversation about the Trump era, as the one-year anniversary of his election approached in November.

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Mark Saxenmeyer
November 28, 2017
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