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U.C. Berkeley's only non-partisan political news magazine. Check out bpr.berkeley.edu to find out mo The very first issue featured coverage of the U.S.

The Berkeley Political Review was founded in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 by a group of students dedicated to the informed analysis and discussion of political events. response to the attacks. Since then, BPR has covered two presidential elections, the war in Iraq, the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor, the expansion of the EU, global poverty, immigration raids, the p

olitics of ethanol, Berkeley’s tree sitters, and everything in between. Ten years later, BPR remains the only non-partisan political news magazine at U.C. Berkeley and has transformed tremendously from a small publication into a campus powerhouse endorsed by the Institute of Governmental Studies and the Journalism School. On a national level, BPR has been invited to the Alliance of Collegiate Editors. This national organization of fifteen collegiate sociopolitical publications fosters cross-campus dialogue on important issues and secures professional contacts for member publications. BPR is the only public school publication in this alliance including Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Princeton, Duke, and a number of other top tier university publications.

11/01/2022

Check out "The Outsider’s Insider" by Aayush Singh:

The Outsider’s Insider By Aayush Singh on October 26, 2022 When most Berkeley students think about Evans Hall — the dull, rectangular building with the windowless classrooms that obscure any view of the Campanile — the term visual blight is likely the first thought that comes to mind. For Econ...

11/01/2022

Check out "What Can We Learn From the Norwegian Prison System" by Julie de Vaulx:

What Can We Learn From the Norwegian Prison System By Julie de Vaulx on October 25, 2022 In class roughly two months ago, an ex-felon came to talk about how he managed to turn his life around while in prison and how that allowed him to reduce his sentence and create a meaningful civilian life. To th...

11/01/2022

Check out "Does the ICJ’s recent ruling on reparations matter if Uganda won’t pay?" by Zaidie Long:

Does the ICJ’s recent ruling on reparations matter if Uganda won’t pay? By Zaidie Long on October 25, 2022 On February 9th, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo $325 million in installations over five years, the most extensive ...

11/01/2022

Check out "Europe’s New Iron Curtain: An Interview With Dace Dzenovska" by Olaf Radzins:

Europe’s New Iron Curtain: An Interview With Dace Dzenovska By Olaf Radzins on October 19, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine surprised the world. As an ethnic Latvian, this advance scared me. Vladimir Putin finally made his move to reunite the Soviet Union. Putin has historically called the diss...

11/01/2022

Check out "Uncovering Hollywood’s Contribution to the Gender Pay Gap" by Joann Park:

Uncovering Hollywood’s Contribution to the Gender Pay Gap By Joann Park on October 12, 2022 Equal pay for women is a long time coming. Based on the study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, women in California will not see equal pay at least until 2043. As of yet, women’s and men.....

04/25/2022

Check out "The Silenced LGBTQ+ Students in China" by Sophie: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/17/the-silenced-lgbtq-students-in-china/

The Silenced LGBTQ+ Students in China By Sophie on April 17, 2022 “We’ve had three social media accounts being censored consecutively, but we do not want to give up yet,” an anonymous Chinese LGBTQ+ organization student leader disclosed during an interview, “even when my university counselor...

04/25/2022

Check out "Following the Green Road of the Marea Verde: Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion" by Rina Rossi: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/16/following-the-green-road-of-the-marea-verde-colombia-decriminalizes-abortion/

Following the Green Road of the Marea Verde: Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion By Rina Rossi on April 16, 2022 The Court Case On Feb. 21, Colombia’s Constitutional Court delivered a groundbreaking decision for reproductive rights. The country’s top court voted in a 5-4 ruling to decriminali...

04/25/2022

Check out "Piecing Back a Shattered Peace in Europe: An Interview with Darren C. Zook" by Bim-Ray Yau: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/15/piecing-back-a-shattered-peace-in-europe-an-interview-with-darren-c-zook/

Piecing Back a Shattered Peace in Europe: An Interview with Darren C. Zook By Bim-Ray Yau on April 15, 2022 Professor Darren C. Zook teaches in Political Studies and Global Studies at UC Berkeley. His research interests include human rights, comparative Asian politics, international law, and the pro...

04/25/2022

Check out "The Debate Over Legalization of Sports Betting in California" by Jack Galloway: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/14/the-debate-over-legalization-of-sports-betting-in-california/

The Debate Over Legalization of Sports Betting in California By Jack Galloway on April 14, 2022 As Rams Defensive Tackle Aaron Donald came barreling through the line, Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow threw a desperation heave to a receiver near the first down marker. The pass fell short, and the Los A...

04/23/2022

Check out "Guatemalan Maya Take the Country to Court" by Kit Beyer: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/13/guatemalan-maya-take-the-country-to-court/

Guatemalan Maya Take the Country to Court By Kit Beyer on April 13, 2022 On February 9, Indigenous elder Rodrigo Tot testified before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on behalf of Agua Caliente, a Q’eqchi’ Maya community. For the first time in history, in Maya Q´eqchi´ Indigeno...

04/23/2022

Check out "Overdose Prevention Centers: Injecting the Drug Overdose Epidemic with New Solutions" by Nhat Nguyen: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/12/overdose-prevention-centers-injecting-the-drug-overdose-epidemic-with-new-solutions/

Overdose Prevention Centers: Injecting the Drug Overdose Epidemic with New Solutions By Nhat Nguyen on April 12, 2022 For the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the defining health crisis of our lives. Government agencies rushed to implement effective public health guidelines, the scient...

04/23/2022

Check out "The Final Days of Death Row in California" by Aleeza Adnan: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/11/the-final-days-of-death-row-in-california/

The Final Days of Death Row in California By Aleeza Adnan on April 11, 2022 California has been using a universal and inevitable fact of life as a form of punishment – death. The penalty may be seeing its final days, however, as the state explores other forms of justice. On January 31st, Governor ...

04/23/2022

Check out :"Minority Voters Save Democrats. Now, Democrats Must Save Minority Voters." by Ryan Abbasi: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/10/minority-voters-save-democrats-now-democrats-must-save-minority-voters/

Minority Voters Save Democrats. Now, Democrats Must Save Minority Voters. By Ryan Abbasi on April 10, 2022 Fish live in water, humans breathe air, and minorities vote for Democrats. Right? I am a person of color and have aligned myself with the values of the Democratic Party, so it must be natural i...

04/23/2022

Check out "France, The Sahelian Insurgency, Climate Change, and The Recent Coup d’etats" by Alexander Beck: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/07/france-the-sahelian-insurgency-climate-change-and-the-recent-coup-detats/

France, The Sahelian Insurgency, Climate Change, and The Recent Coup d’etats By Alexander Beck on April 7, 2022 One Day In January Early Sunday, January 23, 2022, intense gunfire was heard outside of military bases and Burkina Faso’s presidential palace in Ouagadougou. Mutinous troops demanded t...

04/22/2022

Check out "Media Bias Covering the Russian Invasion" by Judy Saafein: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/06/media-bias-covering-the-russian-invasion/

Media Bias Covering the Russian Invasion By Judy Saafein on April 6, 2022 As Ukrainians continue to be forced out of their homes, lose loved ones, and are scared for the future, countries around the world have rallied their support. Still, news of wars and refugees isn’t new, and when asked what m...

04/22/2022

Check out "Targeted (government) harassment: The kind a Hijab can’t protect you from" by Ananya Kalantri: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/05/targeted-government-harassment-the-kind-a-hijab-cant-protect-you-from/

Targeted (government) harassment: The kind a Hijab can’t protect you from By Ananya Kalantri on April 5, 2022 The Hijab is a headscarf or veil worn by Muslim women in the presence of males, as per their religion. Open to several interpretations, some women also find wearing the Hijab liberating an...

04/22/2022

Check out "Twenty Years After 9/11, FBI Surveillance Still Haunts Muslim-American Life" by Olivia Gonzales: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/02/twenty-years-after-9-11-fbi-surveillance-still-haunts-muslim-american-life/

Twenty Years After 9/11, FBI Surveillance Still Haunts Muslim-American Life By Olivia Gonzales on April 2, 2022 “Can you be spied on because of where you worship?” Hussam Ayoush is the executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. His organization is...

04/22/2022

Check out "Should Democrats Gerrymander in Blue States?" by Jack Galloway: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/01/should-democrats-gerrymander-in-blue-states/

Should Democrats Gerrymander in Blue States? By Jack Galloway on April 1, 2022 Kevin McCarthy holding the Speaker’s Gavel on January 20, 2023, would be an unprecedented threat to American democracy. If Republicans reclaim control of the House next January, the investigation into the insurrection a...

04/22/2022

Check out "Open Source Investigations: Legal Accountability and Ethical Labyrinths in the Dawn of a New Era of International Justice" by Rosie Foulds: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/31/open-source-investigations-legal-accountability-and-ethical-labyrinths-in-the-dawn-of-a-new-era-of-international-justice/

Open Source Investigations: Legal Accountability and Ethical Labyrinths in the Dawn of a New Era of International Justice By Rosie Foulds on March 31, 2022 On January 19, 2022, the New York Times released an article analyzing declassified surveillance footage of a tragically miscalculated US drone s...

04/19/2022

Check out "Gilead May Not Be Far From Reality: The Case of Hungary" by Julie de Vaulx: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/31/gilead-may-not-be-far-from-reality-the-case-of-hungary/

Gilead May Not Be Far From Reality: The Case of Hungary By Julie de Vaulx on March 31, 2022 Katalin Novak, the newly elected Hungarian President, is all for women’s rights. In a manner of speaking. In a propaganda video shared in December 2020, back when she was Minister for Families, Novak encour...

04/19/2022

Check out "A Conversation with UC Berkeley’s Homelessness Outreach Coordinator: The Past and The Future of People’s Park" by Richard Yongkang Li: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/28/a-conversation-with-uc-berkeleys-homelessness-outreach-coordinator-the-past-and-the-future-of-peoples-park/

A Conversation with UC Berkeley’s Homelessness Outreach Coordinator: The Past and The Future of People’s Park By Richard Yongkang Li on March 28, 2022 This interview with UC Berkeley’s Homelessness Outreach Coordinator Ari Neulight was conducted before the university announced a comprehensive ...

04/19/2022

Check out "The Irony of the Balaclava" by Judy Saafein: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/27/the-irony-of-the-balaclava/

The Irony of the Balaclava By Judy Saafein on March 27, 2022 As we start our roaring 20s wearing face masks and getting vaccinated, it makes sense that companies are scrambling to meet their consumers’ needs. On top of the pandemic, climate change has been causing record-breaking cold temperature ...

04/19/2022

Check out "Beyond Wall Four: Attack on Titan’s Condemnation of Fascism is Woefully Misunderstood" by Ryan Liu: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/26/beyond-wall-four-attack-on-titans-condemnation-of-fascism-is-woefully-misunderstood/

Beyond Wall Four: Attack on Titan’s Condemnation of Fascism is Woefully Misunderstood By Ryan Liu on March 26, 2022 This article contains spoilers for the anime adaptation of Attack on Titan up to Season 4 Episode 22. Some sources may link to external sites that contain spoilers for the manga and/...

04/19/2022

Check out "Unravelling the Israel-Palestine Conflict – Can We Collapse the Dialectic in This Generation?" by Garrett Layton: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/25/unravelling-the-israel-palestine-conflict-can-we-collapse-the-dialectic-in-this-generation/

Unravelling the Israel-Palestine Conflict – Can We Collapse the Dialectic in This Generation? By Garrett Layton on March 25, 2022 Conflict stemming in the land of Israel and Palestine regurgitates toxic attitudes towards Zionists, Israelis, Arabs and Jews, with one group painting another as the op...

04/19/2022

Check out "The First Amendment Security Blanket" by Alisha Dalvi: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/24/the-first-amendment-security-blanket/

The First Amendment Security Blanket By Alisha Dalvi on March 24, 2022 Prior to January 24th 2021, if you were to open up Spotify and click on the “Podcasts & Shows” tab, “The Joe Rogan Experience” would take up the entire top half of your screen. This Spotify exclusive is the largest podcas...

04/05/2022

Check out "Cal’s Choice 2022: A Q&A with the ASUC Presidential Candidates Bauer and Tellem" by Alexander Beck: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/04/04/cals-choice-2022-a-qa-with-the-asuc-presidential-candidates-bauer-and-tellem/

Cal’s Choice 2022: A Q&A with the ASUC Presidential Candidates Bauer and Tellem By Alexander Beck on April 4, 2022 From 12:00 am on April 4th to 11:59 pm on April 6th, UC Berkeley students will have the opportunity to vote in the 2022 ASUC Elections online via Calink and at physical polling statio...

04/03/2022

Check out "The Party Heuristics of Color" by Julie de Vaulx: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/23/the-party-heuristics-of-color/

The Party Heuristics of Color By Julie de Vaulx on March 23, 2022 Back in November 2016, I was talking to a foreign family member about the results of the American election, when out of nowhere they exclaimed that Hillary Clinton won since the map was mostly red. Here I had to pause and do a double-...

04/03/2022

Check out "Redrawing Maps, Power, and the Voting Rights Act" by Nicolette Watt: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/22/redrawing-maps-power-and-the-voting-rights-act/

Redrawing Maps, Power, and the Voting Rights Act By Nicolette Watt on March 22, 2022 What is happening? In the wake of the 2020 census, electoral maps are being redrawn across the country. With this comes a slew of legal challenges, as people on both sides of the aisle run to court to challenge maps...

04/03/2022

Check out "Stop Treating Ma*****na Use Like Doping" by Conor Martin: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/21/stop-treating-marijuana-use-like-doping/

Stop Treating Ma*****na Use Like Doping By Conor Martin on March 21, 2022 In June last year, sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100-meter race at the U.S. track and field finals, earning a trip to the Olympics as a gold medal favorite. That is, until her Olympic dream crumbled: Richar...

04/03/2022

Check out "30 Years After Anita Hill, the Senate Must Now Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson To The Supreme Court" by Ryan Abbasi: https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2022/03/20/30-years-after-anita-hill-the-senate-must-now-confirm-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court/

30 Years After Anita Hill, the Senate Must Now Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson To The Supreme Court By Ryan Abbasi on March 20, 2022 Thirty years ago, bright lights and bustling press concentrated on the testimony of Professor Anita Hill— the brave former colleague of then-Judge Clarence Thomas— a...

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The Berkeley Political Review was founded in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 by a group of students dedicated to the informed analysis and discussion of political events. The very first issue featured coverage of the U.S. response to the attacks. Since then, BPR has covered two presidential elections, the war in Iraq, the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor, the expansion of the EU, global poverty, immigration raids, the politics of ethanol, Berkeley’s tree sitters, and everything in between. Ten years later, BPR remains the only non-partisan political news magazine at U.C. Berkeley and has transformed tremendously from a small publication into a campus powerhouse endorsed by the Institute of Governmental Studies and the Journalism School. On a national level, BPR has been invited to the Alliance of Collegiate Editors. This national organization of fifteen collegiate sociopolitical publications fosters cross-campus dialogue on important issues and secures professional contacts for member publications. BPR is the only public school publication in this alliance including Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Princeton, Duke, and a number of other top tier university publications.