Fiction and empathy
Editor’s Notes A message from Editor-in-chief Emily C. Skaftun To me, summer is for fiction. It’s a habit deeply ingrained by summer reading lists and reading of my own that, without school, I finally...
Category: Opinion
Norway’s parental leave policy could help close the gender pay gap in the USA
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway From the gender equality viewpoint, life in the USA can be economically dismal. Within...
On the EDGE: Norway can’t tolerate zero tolerance
Linn Chloe Hagstrøm The Norwegian American “On the Edge” is the new opinion column in the Norwegian American Weekly, featuring opinion pieces written by invited contributors who make some comments on the current issues...
Lifting nurses lifts everyone
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Nathalie Hansen Bergen, Norway According to the Norwegian Nurses Organization (NSF), there is a shortage of over 4,500 nurses...
“Look to Norway”
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Four ways to improve life in the USA M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway As seen from Europe, four aspects...
On systems of labor
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! David Moe Sun City, Calif. In honor of Norwegian Labor Day (May 1), I want to...
17th of May greetings from Norwegian Ambassador Kåre R. Aas
NORWEGIAN EMBASSY Dear readers of The Norwegian American, So another 17th of May—Norwegian Constitution Day—is upon us. A day that is always cause for celebration for any Norwegian—or Norwegian American. As Ambassador of Norway...
We need more disaster research
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Everywhere is vulnerable to disasters. Norway, too. From the 2004 Indian Ocean...
Keep your tips; I need change
One the EDGE An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Cole W. Chernushin Arvada, Colo. These days, service professionals in the restaurant industry face widespread issues...
Feminism: for everyone!
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Astrid F. Nordhei Eidsvoll, Norway Norway has a reputation of having a strong feminist culture, which...
