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Seoul Sucking
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite was the first South Korean film to be awarded the Palme d’Or. The film uncovers the South Korean class struggle...
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May 4, 20235 min read


For Whom Is it Built?
The sordid signs of gentrification puncture the fabric of urbanity in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s obvious—the new luxury apartment...
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Mar 31, 20235 min read


Highway Robbery: How reimagined New England highways perpetuate the displacement of marginalized com
Walking along the Providence River is a favorite pastime of many Brown University students. Gazing out from the Pedestrian Bridge, they...
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Jan 18, 20224 min read


A Tax Cut for Gentrification
In 2013, early investor in Facebook Sean Parker bankrolled a lobbying effort that pairs a capital-gains tax break with an incentive to...
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Dec 2, 20195 min read


Vanessa German’s Art House: A Stronghold Against Gentrification
Vanessa German’s signature sculptures, or “contemporary power figures”, charge in like an army of truth, sorrow and resilience; standing...
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Nov 13, 20175 min read


The Gang Injunction Malfunction
In many ways, Rashad Newsome and Carell Johnson were no different from typical high school students: Newsome had a part-time job and was...
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Nov 29, 20166 min read


BPR Interviews: Anthony Foxx
Anthony Foxx is the current United States Secretary of Transportation. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2013. Secretary Foxx...
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Nov 13, 20165 min read


BPR Interviews: Mauricio Santoro
Mauricio Santoro is a human rights advisor for Amnesty International in Brazil. He is also a political science professor at Cândido...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read


Missing The Point
I am sitting across the table from Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins, a documentarian and historian of the Fox Point Cape Verdean community with...
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Mar 12, 201512 min read


Solving the Gentrification Problem: Giving Artists Their Own Real Estate Developers
The process by which artists cycle through neighborhoods of American cities has become so prevalent it has its own name: the SoHo effect....
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Mar 9, 20155 min read
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