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BPR Interviews: Dr. Joyce Banda
Dr. Joyce Banda served as the first female president of Malawi from 2012 to 2014 and founded the People’s Party in 2011. Prior to serving...
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Nov 13, 20165 min read


Union Jack of All Trades
Britain really wants to know: Should it stay or should it go? The concept of British exit from the EU, popularly dubbed “Brexit,” has...
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May 2, 20164 min read


Should Politics Be Fun?
Politics, it has long been said, is sports for nerds. Debates and primaries are the big games, with political junkies quick to look up...
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Feb 24, 20164 min read


A Wrinkle In Time
While warping time can make for good science fiction, the simple act of turning the hands of a clock has borne great significance for...
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Dec 9, 20153 min read


Reconstituting Nepal
Political tremors are nothing new to Nepal. As the country has lurched from crisis to crisis over the past few decades, altercations...
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Dec 9, 20156 min read


Bubble Trouble
There are many things that can give financial markets jitters, but only a few do so with clockwork regularity. The United States Federal...
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Dec 8, 20159 min read


A Rising Tide
Much to the dismay of environmentalists, progressives, and worried citizens, the national political climate remains frozen on climate...
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Dec 8, 20154 min read


Why We Ignore American Poverty
More children in the United States live in poverty today than did during the Great Recession, according to a recent report by the Annie...
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Nov 12, 20155 min read


Trump to God: You’re Fired
Despite their competing egos and ideologies, the candidates had time to mention God 19 times in the first GOP presidential debate of the...
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Aug 30, 20156 min read


Balancing the Budget Office: Republicans and Democrats are settling the score on the CBO.
In today’s game of politics, it’s hard to keep score — especially for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Although it is tasked with...
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May 1, 20156 min read


Field of Schemes: If they build it, we all pay.
Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Lambeau Field: These stadiums — and the teams that occupy them — are shimmering icons in the pantheon of...
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May 1, 20154 min read


Rebuilding America: How to get transportation infrastructure back on track
American infrastructure is in trouble. Years of neglect have left many roads, sewers and dams in questionable condition, posing...
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May 1, 20155 min read


The Rise and Fall of Dynastic Politics
In the lead-up to the 2016 elections, two candidates have emerged to the fore of public and media attention: Hillary Clinton for the...
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Apr 21, 20156 min read


Down with Common Sense: Satirists in Office
When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the...
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Apr 1, 20155 min read


A Wildcard Race in Staten Island
The New York Times branded him the “main contender for New York’s most-embarrassing-candidate-of-the-year award,” and The Daily Show made...
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Nov 1, 20144 min read


Could Jon Stewart Host a Sunday Morning Show?
After reports surfaced that NBC was seriously courting Jon Stewart, a comedian and the host of The Daily Show, to host the network’s...
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Oct 20, 20144 min read


Women and Word Play
Since four score and seven years ago, political rhetoric has been both a political tool and a metric by which we assess our leaders. Word...
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Oct 11, 20144 min read


Political Update Series: Unmanned Drone Strikes
BPR Media explores the recent history of the United States’ use of drones, its statistics and implications, through stop-motion...
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Mar 12, 20141 min read


Stay of Execution
“I feel my whole body burning,” were Michael Lee Wilson’s last words in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on January 9. Seven days later,...
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Mar 11, 20149 min read


Reconciling Mass Media with Democracy: What Is a Journalist’s Proper Role?
The New York Times is not just a newspaper—it’s an institution that holds a special place in American culture. For me, The New York Times...
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Oct 16, 20134 min read
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