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05/08/2024

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05/09/2023

BPR's special Youth issue is here! This issue features interviews on race and criminal justice, China in the Middle East, the ethics of AI, and many more fascinating articles. Magazines can be found in libraries, dining halls, and various buildings across campus. You don't want to miss this issue, so pick up a copy today!

04/28/2023

What's next for Rhode Island's First District? Staff writer, William Loughridge, discusses how Rhode Island's 1st District is up for grabs following Rep. Cicilline's resignation to take the position of CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.

Rhode Island's 1st District is up for grabs following Rep. Cicilline's resignation to take the position of CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.

04/28/2023

Learn more about how a campaign’s design may not be enough to singularly sway a voter from one candidate to the next but how it plays a significant role in establishing the campaign’s outward message.

A campaign’s design may not be enough to singularly sway a voter from one candidate to the next, but it plays a significant role in establishing the campaign’s outward message.

04/28/2023

Can the sexist ways society thinks about the female-dominated profession be solved structurally and culturally? Read Anna Brent-Levenstein's piece on nurses' strikes and their calls for change.

Why the sexist ways society think about the female-dominated profession can be solved structurally and culturally.

04/27/2023

BPR staff writer Amina Fayaz discusses the case before the Supreme Court that threatens to upend the balance of power between the states.

A case before the Supreme Court threatens to upend the balance of power between the states.

04/27/2023

Want to learn more about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank? Hear from Professor Bradford Gibbs, the Urry and Comfort Family Lecturer in Economics at Brown University.

Bradford Gibbs is the Urry and Comfort Family Lecturer in Economics at Brown University. His focus is applied finance, and he teaches courses including Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions. Before his time at Brown, Gibbs co-founded a Sub-Saharan African banking group and later took it publi...

04/27/2023

Hear from Carlene Tanigoshi Tinker on the legacy of Japanese American incarceration camps and how she works to preserve the legacy of Amache.

Carlene Tanigoshi Tinker was three years old in 1942 when the American government sent her and her family to Amache, a Japanese American incarceration camp in southern Colorado. After leaving the incarceration camp in 1945, Tinker and her family moved to Denver and later settled down in Los Angeles....

04/27/2023

BPR staff Yuliya Velhan interviews Dr. Megan Ranney about firearm safety. An issue in which politics and public health collide.

Dr. Megan Ranney is a practicing emergency physician, researcher, and advocate for innovative approaches to health. She currently serves as Deputy Dean of the Brown School of Public Health and founding Director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health. In addition, she is the co-founder of th...

04/24/2023

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04/24/2023

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04/20/2023

Watching films can expand one's perspective and encourage educational discussions. Staff writer Ilektra Bampicha-Ninou explores the benefits of watching films you may disagree with.

Films can be important as they make you doubt your own morals, your own beliefs, your breakfast, your neighborhood, your country, your politics, and your life.

04/20/2023

How does Simpson's paradox, a statistical phenomenon in which a trend that appears when data is examined as a whole disappears or reverses when the data is divided into subgroups, relate to the self-segregation of students at Brown?

Unless Brown forces students to meet people who differ from them, ignorant young adults will become ignorant leaders.

04/20/2023

The December 2022 World Cup was an intense month of exhilaration, while Argentina's Lionel Messi brought the long-awaited trophy home. Qatar used the event as an opportunity to solidify its place in the International System. Staff writer Sara Jacobsen explores the circumstances behind Qatar's hosting.

The exhilarating World Cup tournament and final undoubtedly enhanced Qatar’s global visibility and reputation, making the nation’s gamble to host the tournament an overwhelming success.

04/19/2023

Staff writer Ashton Higgins discusses Marianne Williamson's platform — arguing that while it is unlikely that radical candidates will get elected, providing them a spotlight to center their comprehensive remedies to the status quo is still important for engaging young voters.

Back in 2019, Marianne Williamson—self-help guru, author, and spiritual advisor to Oprah—ran for president with the assertion that “love will win.” Four years later, love has not won. While Donald Trump and the “dark psychic force” he represented were physically removed from office, the ...

04/19/2023

The use of the US Dollar as a tender for international trade can cripple or help stabilize foreign economies. Staff Writer Ian Stettner investigates the impact of high-interest rates on developing economies.

As inflation rates are at a high, the higher federal fund interest rates are not without their own costs.

04/19/2023

An increasing number of mothers in America are being radicalized through the internet. Staff writer Hayden Deffarges looks into the dangerous conspiracy theories of QAnon and how they have led to moments such as the January 6th Insurrection.

How a dangerous conspiracy theory endeared itself to Instagram moms

04/18/2023

What are the long-term impacts of Brexit on the agricultural sector in the UK? Staff Writer Rohan Pankaj investigates the effects of EU subsidies on British Farmers.

After Brexit, UK farmers have had to deal with a loss in EU subsidies. In this article I explore the effects this has had on British agriculture and the proposal for new subsidies.

04/18/2023

Could Rhode Island be taking more steps to prioritize affordable housing? Staff writer Morgan Dethlefsen discusses how Parcel 42 could help combat the dire housing crisis instead of more luxury apartments.

The failure of Fane Tower after a six-year-long legal battle with Providence and its residents has once again opened up Parcel 42. Providence should use this parcel to advance affordable housing projects rather than wait for another commercial developer to build luxury apartments.

04/18/2023

Take a look into how California compensates victims of forced sterilization and what it means for America's troubling eugenics history in staff writer Annabel Williams' piece "Tied Up: Prison Sterilizations and One State’s Efforts to Make Amends."

California’s reparations program for victims of forced sterilizations prompts consideration of what justice looks like for these women.

04/17/2023

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04/17/2023

Sophie Jaeger interviews journalist Joan Lunden—discussing the current relationship between journalists and politicians and how tensions have slowly risen.

Joan Lunden discusses the relationship between journalism and politics in this interview conducted by Sophie Jaeger.

04/17/2023

Staff Writer Izzy Lazenby interviews Mary Ziegler, a Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and one of the leading historians of the US abortion debate. They discuss the impact of Roe v Wade before being overturned and now.

Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and one of the leading historians of the US abortion debate. She has written many books on social movement struggles around reproduction, autonomy, and the law. Her most recent book, Roe: The History of a National Obsession, out...

04/17/2023

Staff writer Ben Riegal sits down with Joseph Shekarchi, Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, to discuss the growing housing problem in Rhode Island. They speak about the future of housing in Rhode Island and what legislation is coming to alleviate the burden for all Rhode Islanders.

This is the first installment of Organizing Around Homelessness, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. K. Joseph Shekarchi has served as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since January 2021 and was re-elected in January 2023. Considered a moderate Democ...

04/14/2023

Michael Ma shines a light on the prestigious Lowell High School’s changing admissions policies, looking at how it reveals deep-rooted educational inequities within the school system. It can work as a case study to examine the efficacies of current learning pedagogy.

The controversy with Lowell High's admissions policies serves as a case study to examine efficacies of current learning pedagogy.

04/14/2023

Staff writer Neve Diaz-Carr argues that resource-rich countries like Canada and Russia must prioritize environmental consequences over oil profits. Their failed commitments to climate change reform are alarming.

We should take the devastating environmental impacts of Arctic drilling as a serious warning against further projects.

04/13/2023

With active conservative influences such as Ron Desantis and Leonard Leo labeling ESG scores as "woke capitalism," staff writer Andreas Rivera Young argues they provide investors more information and financial transparency.

Conservatives’ recent efforts to abolish ESG scores in investments are only the latest example of America’s intensifying culture war.

04/13/2023

How is Modi suppressing free speech in India? Read staff writer Kritika Shrivastava's piece to learn more about how Modi recently received international scrutiny for banning an accusatory BBC documentary and how it is unlikely to detract from his efforts to suppress criticism and free speech in India.

Modi received international scrutiny for banning an accusatory BBC documentary, but this will not deter his fight against free speech.

04/13/2023

Staff writer Yoo Min Lee dissects the importance of Halle Bailey being cast as Ariel in The Little Mermaid's live-action remake and the widespread diversity problems that Hollywood has been facing.

If Disney’s intent was to increase Black representation, it could have created new films that center Black culture.

04/13/2023

Is California finally reckoning with its housing imbalance? Staff writer Mcconnell Bristol talks about the steps to address California's housing problem.

California, a state that has spent the better part of the last century fighting the construction of new housing at every turn, is finally taking concrete steps to address its housing imbalance at a crucial juncture for the state’s economic success.