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Most Likely to Change the World
Throughout history, youth voices across the world have played integral roles in protest movements. Facing coordinated state violence...
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Jan 17, 20234 min read


The Problem with NGOs: Culture and Inequality in Haiti
“Gender Equality” is fifth on the United Nations’ list of the Sustainable Development Goals. Thousands of organizations–NGOs, UN...
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Nov 4, 20185 min read


BPR Interviews: Hagai El-Ad
Hagai El-Ad is an Israeli human rights activist and currently serves as the director of B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for...
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Mar 21, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Helena Norberg-Hodge
Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of Local Futures, a nonprofit organization that advocates economic localization,...
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Nov 8, 20154 min read


Blurring the Boundaries: Humanitarianism and Neutrality
The knife-wielding terrorists that have been appearing in our social media newsfeeds with alarming regularity over the past months do not...
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Mar 18, 20156 min read


You Don’t Know What’s Best: The Overuse of Poverty Porn
The Better World by Design conference, an annual gathering of Brown and RISD students, community members, and designers of all varieties...
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Oct 28, 20134 min read


Bahrain or Shine
In discussing the Middle East, media outlets and political pundits alike can’t seem to avoid lame catchphrases, which reduce the complex...
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Mar 14, 20134 min read
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