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Digging for the Holy Land: The politicization of archaeology along the Israel-Palestine border
From the Temple Mount to the Israelite Tower to the Monastery of the Virgins, the significance of excavations in Jerusalem is...
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Nov 6, 20156 min read
Bordering on Distraction: Inside Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to conceal domestic crisis in Venezu
As far as neighbors go, Venezuela and Colombia are less the type to borrow eggs than to egg each other. While relations have been shaky...
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Nov 6, 20156 min read


An Export to Arms: Is China’s weapons trade as menacing as it seems?
The weapons arrived in crates marked “Norinco.” The rifles, grenades, and missile launchers were bought on credit — oil fields were the...
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Nov 6, 20157 min read


Chicago State of Mind: How CBT is changing lives in inner-city Chicago
Three weeks after the King College Prep band members performed at President Obama’s second inauguration, they were mourning the loss of a...
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Nov 6, 201511 min read


Waiting on Change: The VA still needs a trip to the ER
In a run-down Los Angeles neighborhood in late January, a homeless veteran struck up a conversation with Robert McDonald, the newly...
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May 1, 201513 min read


The Loud Athenian: Greece’s new leadership is stirring up trouble
As Alexis Tsipras and his victorious Syriza party try to make good on the promises that put them in power, world leaders are struggling...
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Mar 12, 201512 min read


Violence Without Borders
In just the last year, there has been a 117 percent increase in the number of unaccompanied children under 12 apprehended while...
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Dec 3, 201412 min read


Infographic: Providence Mayoral Candidates
With the approaching November 4 general election, the Providence mayoral race remains, by most estimates, too close to call. Learn the...
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Oct 27, 20141 min read


BPR’s 2014 Midterms Analysis
Dear Reader, Control of the House of Representatives and the Senate can make or break a president’s agenda, and the Art by Emily Reif...
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Aug 19, 20141 min read


250 Years of Student Activism
Image courtesy of Brown 250+ Timeline & John Carter Brown Library. A Note From the Editors This year, as part of Brown University’s...
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May 20, 20142 min read


Yunus, the Grameen Bank and the Uncertain Future for Microfinance
Grameen Bank’s Rising Risk Interactive Graphic by Myles Gurule [d3-source canvas=”wpd3-13124-0″] Microfinance was speculated to be the...
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Mar 21, 20144 min read
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