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Gross Domestic Error: Why GDP Isn’t As Important As You Might Think
A single figure disproportionately determines the tone and direction of political activity from Capitol Hill to Brussels, and that figure...
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Jul 12, 20157 min read


Inequality in Education and the Opportunity Gap
Colleges across the nation are striving to increase their socioeconomic and ethnic diversity, but the significantly lower graduation...
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Mar 8, 20155 min read


To Bend and Not Break: Land Reform and South Africa’s Democracy
South African President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address February 12 was largely overshadowed by the violence that erupted during...
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Feb 28, 20155 min read


The Silent Inequality: American Birth Certificate Prejudices
Anyone who has ever lost, destroyed, or never received his or her birth certificate knows that the only way to obtain a replacement copy...
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Sep 18, 20144 min read


Obama’s Child Billionaires (and what you can do about it)
Spoiler alert: Check out what you can do to keep the conversation going here. It’s almost impossible not to be cynical, reading the Times...
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Apr 25, 20144 min read


Uncomfortable Truths In Brazilian Malls
What happens when 8,000 people decide to go to the mall together? This is not the tagline of a B movie about Black Friday. Instead, it is...
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Feb 27, 20146 min read


BPR Interview: Gregory Mankiw
Gregory Mankiw, chair of Harvard’s Department of Economics, talks to Brown Political Review’s Omar Ben Halim. Mankiw previously chaired...
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Dec 5, 20133 min read
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