Author: Lornett Vestal
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
Kyle Rittenhouse On Trial: Build A Movement To Defeat the Far-Right The capitalist legal system is never favorable terrain for winning the demands of working people, and this trial is no exception. Before the trial even began, Judge Bruce Schroeder ruled that the protesters Rittenhouse shot cannot be referred to as “victims” and should instead…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 6: An Unexpected Call
While boarding the train car later, Mauricio wondered what Elisa might be preparing for dinner. Perhaps they would finish the leftovers from Isabel’s birthday dinner. His stomach rumbled with anticipation as he headed to an empty row. When he plopped down, he saw an incoming video call on his phone and his heart skipped.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Cultural Revolutions If this theory strikes you as ridiculous, it is enough for now to bear in mind that no matter how different you believe China to be from the United States, there are lessons from Ai’s history that are uncomfortably easy to recognize: “If you try to understand your country,” he writes, “it’s enough…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Dr. Jonny Kim
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the former Navy Seal, Harvard-educated doctor, and…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 5: An Unbearable Weight
Mauricio kicked up his feet on the desk and leaned back. Using his cell phone, he turned up the volume on the new wireless speakers Orson Remington III had gifted him when FordTech and the Remington Center officially concluded H2F trials in Brazil, the final human trials for the novel drug. He closed his eyes…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
COVID-19 has killed 5 million people—and the pandemic is far from over Global mortality data show that the Americas and Europe have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. Peru has the highest COVID-19 death rate in the world with 615 deaths per 100,000 people. Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Hungary have…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 4: A Chance Encounter
Inside the crowded café, Mauricio peered around for a vacant table. With any luck, he could get through his emails and the morning news before his check-in meeting with Charlie. When he sat down, he scanned his text messages. A smile curled his lips as he read a text message from Isabel. “Dad, I…
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, Special Halloween Episode
Join us for a discussion of Harmony Project, a new short story serial based on a mysterious central character from Eve and the Faders. During this episode of B.Y.O.B., we take a few minutes to talk about the plot of the story and how reader feedback played into the development of the story. If you…
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Three Thoughts on Fatherhood
I’ll admit it; I’m not a father. At least, no one has told me that I have sired any offspring with them. I’m just saying I had some wild nights in my Navy days. What am I? I am a man, an uncle, a son, a brother, and a husband. Dad isn’t one of the titles…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Made Janur Yasa
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the vegan restaurant owner, Bali native, and…
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