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The Rise of Neoliberal Environmentalism: Why “Green” Capitalism and Woke Twitter CanR
After a year of routinely exceeding 12 hours of screen time a day, there’s a phrase that’s been dominating my social media feeds:...
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Oct 27, 20214 min read


Climate Apartheid: Connecting legacies of imperialism with the present climate crisis
There is little doubt that the manifold ecological disasters caused by climate change carry the potential to reshape the global political...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read


Why the German Finance Ministry Matters—And Who Should (Not) Lead It.
For most of Angela Merkel’s 16 years as chancellor, the leading German philosophy on financial and budgetary matters was simple. So...
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Oct 27, 20216 min read


Reviving the Tree of Life: How land reform holds the key to Colombia’s future
In 1503, Christopher Columbus wrote: “When I discovered the Indies, I said they were the greatest rich domain in the world.” Over five...
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Oct 27, 20214 min read


It’s Not Just a Southern Problem: How Northern Racism is Hiding Behind Opposition to Critical Race T
Should we teach our kids about the lasting impacts of slavery? In a country built on slave labor, this may seem an obvious question with...
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Oct 27, 20215 min read


Kids Need Social Security
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered schools and put millions out of work, one in seven children in the United States lived in...
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Oct 25, 20214 min read


Filling the Gaps: The Case for Federalized Unemployment Insurance
In March 2020, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in an attempt to address the...
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Oct 25, 20214 min read


Hispanic College Enrollment: Years of Progress Stunted by the Pandemic
In the midst of Hispanic Heritage month, a celebration of history and culture, hundreds of Hispanic students are facing the tough choice...
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Oct 23, 20214 min read


From Rhode Island to Washington, Democrats Share the Blame for Inaction on Police Accountability
In response to nationwide protests throughout the summer of 2020, Democratic politicians across the US vowed to enact bold changes to...
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Oct 23, 20215 min read


Market Imperfections Across Stop & Shop, Brown University, and the Hospital
The American economy is unique for many reasons – most notably, its failure to regulate education and healthcare. In both sectors, this...
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Oct 23, 20216 min read


Against Absolutes: The Endurance of Eswatini’s Anti-Monarchy Movement
The king must go. This is the sentiment sprayed onto shop walls, shared on WhatsApp statuses, and chanted across the Kingdom of Eswatini....
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Oct 23, 20215 min read


Does Social Security Work for Everyone? An Interview with Nancy Altman
*This interview is the first installment of BPR’s series, The Last Line of Defense: How Expansive Should the US Social Safety Net Be? In...
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Oct 23, 202110 min read


Tax and Race in Modern America: An Interview with Dorothy Brown
Dorothy A. Brown is professor of law at Emory University School of Law. She is a nationally recognized scholar in tax policy, race, and...
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Oct 18, 20218 min read


Ask the Chief – Miami: An Interview with Art Acevedo
*This interview is the fourth installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Art...
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Oct 12, 20216 min read


Ask the Chief – Philadelphia: An Interview with Danielle Outlaw
*This interview is the third installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Danielle...
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Oct 7, 20219 min read
End Sexual Violence at Brown
On February 7th and 8th of this year, student activists plastered Brown’s campus with the message: “Brown University has a sexual...
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Oct 1, 20214 min read


You’re Fired: Strategies for removing a president beyond impeachment
In the United States, removing a sitting president is difficult by design. The Constitution provides only two mechanisms for this...
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Aug 23, 20216 min read


From Abuse to Arrest: How America’s legal system harms victims of domestic violence
Just nine days after surviving domestic abuse so severe that she went into premature labor, Marissa Alexander was arrested and sentenced...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read


The Beef With Big Meat: The barriers to expanding the meat-alternative market
Within the span of a month in the spring of 2019, Impossible Foods made a historic deal with Burger King to launch the Impossible...
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Aug 23, 20215 min read


A Golden Ticket: The Importance of Recognizing Indigenous Passports
In 2010, the United Kingdom barred the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team from traveling to the World Lacrosse Championships. As they are...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read
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