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Bonnie Bertram
Bonnie Bertram is a senior producer at Retro Report. She has written for the International Herald Tribune and Spy Magazine, was the Editor in Chief of a web site guide and has produced newscasts, talk shows and magazine pieces for broadcast. Most recently she was a Senior Producer for special projects at CNN and TIME.com.

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How Decades of Housing Discrimination Hurts Fresno in the Pandemic
Decades of discrimination in Fresno laid the groundwork for a housing crisis today. housing
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New York Tenants Are Organizing Against Evictions, as They Did in the Great Depression
Activists concerned about pandemic-related homelessness are seeking rent relief. In the 1930s, tenants banded together against evictions. housinglaw-policy
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Tenants Facing Eviction Over Covid-19 Look to a 1970s Solution
An idea from a tenant rebellion in the 70s could help renters facing eviction. housing
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Combating the Myth of the Superpredator
In the 1990s, a handful of researchers inspired panic with a dire but flawed prediction: the imminent arrival of a new breed of “superpredators.” civil-rightscriminal-justice
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The Misunderstood McDonald's Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Stella Liebeck was vilified when she was awarded millions after spilling McDonald's coffee in her lap. Her complaint sounded frivolous. But the facts told another story. popular-culturemedia-criticism
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How Fear of the Measles Vaccine Took Hold
Skepticism and fear surrounding vaccines were fed by a flawed study done in 1998 linking the MMR vaccine to autism. The study was quickly discredited, we’re still dealing with the repercussions. medicinemedia-criticism
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Tabletop to Tablet: Using Dungeons & Dragons to Combat Screen Addiction
The role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, once at the center of a moral panic, is now seen as a counterbalance to the problem of screen addiction. media-criticismpopular-culture
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Tabletop to Tablet: Using Dungeons & Dragons to Combat Screen Addiction
The role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, once at the center of a moral panic, is now seen as a counterbalance to the problem of screen addiction. media-criticismpopular-culture
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Trump, Measles, and a Study That Fueled Fear
President Donald Trump has long been a critic of childhood vaccines -- but recently he changed course, urging parents to vaccinate their children. science-technologymedicine
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Perp Walks: When Police Roll Out the Blue Carpet
Perp walk: Unfair maneuver or a strong warning to would-be criminals?
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Anita Hill Testified in 1991. But How Much Has Changed?
Accusations by Professor Christine Blasey Ford against Judge Brett Kavanaugh in his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, have us looking back at Anita Hill's 1991 testimony and our interview with her last year.
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The Rise of SWAT: How Cops Became Soldiers
As police have become more militarized, the role of SWAT teams has morphed -- from use in emergency situations to fighting the drug war. law-policy
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'Why Hasn't Sexual Harassment Disappeared?'
From naming the problem in the 1970s, to bringing it out of the shadows in the 90s, to a growing accountability today – the evolution of sexual harassment in the workplace. sex-gender
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Reproductive Rights and the Women Who Sparked a Movement
As the U.S. tightens restrictions on women's reproductive health, the new season of The Handmaid's Tale seems more relevant than ever. We look back on a group of women who broke sexual taboos in the 1970s, and how the fight over women's bodies continues today. sex-gender
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Suing the President: The Students Who Challenged the Travel Ban
With the release of Donald Trump's new travel ban, a brief look at a Yale group that fought the original ban. immigration
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Forever Prison
Guantanamo Bay has become a symbol of the war on terror, but its story actually begins a decade before, when it was first used to detain thousands of Haitians outside the reach of U.S. law. This story was created in collaboration with NPR and PBS, FRONTLINE. law-policyimmigration
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Activating a Generation: From Live Aid to the Ice Bucket Challenge
Thirty years after "Live Aid" changed the face of charity fundraising, clicktivism has taken center stage. If you share, re-tweet and like, are you making the world a better place? popular-culture
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The Outrage Machine
In the digital age, where everyday people can suddenly become public enemy number one, how do we strike the balance between keeping free speech alive online and preventing a cyber mob from taking over? popular-culturemedia-criticism
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Growing up Gygax - The Son of D&D's Creator
Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax's son explains what life was like in a household where D&D took center stage. popular-culture
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Junot Díaz and the D&D Revolution
Why Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz says playing Dungeons and Dragons was a revolution. popular-culture
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Hillary Clinton and the Superpredator
Wondering what the Hillary Clinton/superpredator brouhaha is all about? Here's the cliff notes... politics
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How a Standoff with the Black Panthers Fueled the Rise of SWAT
SWAT teams were created in the 1960s to combat violent events. Since then, the specialized teams have morphed into a force increasingly used in routine policing, most often to serve drug warrants,sometimes with disastrous results. Which raises the question -- are we too militarized? law-policy
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Transgender Rights: A Decades-long Struggle for Equality
This #PrideMonth, 50 years after Stonewall, many transgender people are still struggling for inclusion, even amongst the LGBT community. sex-gender
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Searching for Better Answers
On the heels of a national measles scare, Google announced that it is refining its search results for hundreds of medical conditions to show only vetted resources and web sites.
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