Karen Rothmyer

Karen Rothmyer is a former Nation managing editor. More recently she lived in Kenya, where she taught at the University of Nairobi and served as the country’s first public editor.

Gun Basics—and Other Lessons

Gun Basics—and Other Lessons Gun Basics—and Other Lessons

Getting along is a necessity when you know you’re likely to run into each other at the only gas station in town. But it’s also a frame of mind.

Jan 1, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

Thank You, Comrade Greider

Thank You, Comrade Greider Thank You, Comrade Greider

Bill Greider spared no one his incisive political criticism—on the left or the right. “I think this country needs to start over,” he once wrote me.

Dec 30, 2019 / Lived History / Karen Rothmyer

Rural America Has a Young People Problem

Rural America Has a Young People Problem Rural America Has a Young People Problem

Democratic politics will lose all remaining connection with rural areas of the country if young people leave home and never come back.

Nov 29, 2019 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

Where I Live You Can Break Your Neck Trying to Get Cell Service

Where I Live You Can Break Your Neck Trying to Get Cell Service Where I Live You Can Break Your Neck Trying to Get Cell Service

And other tales from the Internet wilderness.

Nov 4, 2019 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

Searching for Common Ground on Impeachment in NY’s 19th

Searching for Common Ground on Impeachment in NY’s 19th Searching for Common Ground on Impeachment in NY’s 19th

This is one of a year-long series of dispatches about life and politics in rural America, written by former "Nation" managing editor Karen Rothmyer.

Oct 4, 2019 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

Antonio Delgado

Notes From a Small Village: The Meet-and-Greet Notes From a Small Village: The Meet-and-Greet

This is the first of a year-long series of dispatches about life and politics in rural America, written by former "Nation" managing editor Karen Rothmyer.

Sep 13, 2019 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

Uhuru Kenyatta

Is Kenya Sliding Toward Dictatorship? Is Kenya Sliding Toward Dictatorship?

Like Daniel arap Moi in 1982, Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a course of action that threatens hard-won democratic gains.

Feb 16, 2018 / Karen Rothmyer

What Ten Years in Kenya Have Taught Me About the Perils of American Ignorance, ‘Aid,’ and Narcissism

What Ten Years in Kenya Have Taught Me About the Perils of American Ignorance, ‘Aid,’ and Narcissism What Ten Years in Kenya Have Taught Me About the Perils of American Ignorance, ‘Aid,’ and Narcissism

Obama’s visit this summer will certainly be a big event, but Kenyans’ interests stretch well beyond the United States.

Jun 10, 2015 / Karen Rothmyer

Horrifying Blowback in Kenya

Horrifying Blowback in Kenya Horrifying Blowback in Kenya

This is only the latest in a string of terror attacks since Kenya invaded Somalia in 2011.

Apr 3, 2015 / Karen Rothmyer

Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack

Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack Reflections on the Kenya Terror Attack

The reports I’ve seen describe Nairobi’s Westgate mall as upscale, but that’s not the whole story, and not how I remember it.

Sep 23, 2013 / Karen Rothmyer

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