When Caring Becomes a Crime

When Caring Becomes a CrimeBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 08/10/2025

After Greta Thunberg’s detention for delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, the world faces a reckoning: what happens when care itself becomes a crime? A trauma-informed reflection on moral injury, complicity, and the courage to remain human.

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When Caring Becomes a Crime

When Politics Needs Pain: The Real Reason the Immigration Deal Died

When Politics Needs Pain: The Real Reason the Immigration Deal DiedBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 08/10/2025

A trauma-informed reflection on why the 2024 bipartisan immigration bill died — and what it reveals about power, fear, and the politics of pain.

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When Politics Needs Pain: The Real Reason the Immigration Deal Died

The Greatest Beer Run Ever: Shadows, Lies, and the Human Future

The Greatest Beer Run Ever: Shadows, Lies, and the Human FutureBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 24/09/2025

Reflecting on The Greatest Beer Run Ever and the legacy of Vietnam, Mary Coughlin explores the lasting wounds of lies and disinformation—and calls us to reimagine our future as a species grounded in truth, compassion, and love.

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The Greatest Beer Run Ever: Shadows, Lies, and the Human Future

Remembering Berlin, Facing America: Lessons from WWII for Today’s Democracy

Remembering Berlin, Facing America: Lessons from WWII for Today’s DemocracyBy: Mary Coughlin Published on: 21/09/2025

At the National WWII Museum, the Road to Berlin exhibit offers a chilling reminder: fascism doesn’t emerge overnight. As intolerance and censorship rise in the U.S., history challenges us to act with courage and solidarity before it’s too late.

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Remembering Berlin, Facing America: Lessons from WWII for Today’s Democracy

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