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Ask the Chief – Baton Rouge: An Interview with Murphy Paul
*This interview is the second installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Murphy...
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Aug 2, 202113 min read
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Criminal Justice Reform Series [Part III]: An Interview with Vincent Southerland
In this installment of our criminal justice reform series, we meet Vincent Southerland, a board member at the Bail Project since its...
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Jul 26, 20219 min read


Religion, Politics, and Truth: An Interview with Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn is one of the world’s leading academic philosophers. Over the course of his extensive career, Mr. Blackburn has taught at...
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Jul 13, 20218 min read
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Criminal Justice Reform Series [Part II]: An Interview with Sharon Dolovich
In this installment of our criminal justice reform series, we meet Sharon Dolovich, Professor of law and Director of the UCLA Prison Law...
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Jul 9, 20218 min read


Zoonosis Neurosis: How deforestation and land use change could cause the next pandemic
Imagine an elephant walking down 5th Avenue in New York City, crushing cabs under its enormous hooves as “hardened” New Yorkers run for...
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Jun 30, 20216 min read


Banking on Our Future: Bankrolling our crumbling infrastructure through a National Infrastructure Ba
While physical infrastructure may not be the most riveting topic for a presidential debate or the campaign trail, the integrity of a...
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Jun 30, 20214 min read


Nursing the US Primary Care System: Deregulating SOP laws for nurse practitioners
After earning her Master of Science in Nursing at Vanderbilt University in 2016, Caitlyn White began her career as a nurse practitioner...
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Jun 30, 20215 min read


The Good Fight: The same motivations that drive war are bringing peace to Dagestan
Khabib Nurmagomedov has wrestled and defeated his fair share of bears since his first ursine tussle at age nine. It’s not particularly...
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Jun 30, 20213 min read


Rebuilding Providence Punk: The punk scene in Providence has degraded—but collective mobilization ca
“The punk scene, the hardcore scene, was smoking,” Umberto Crenca proclaimed, referencing Providence in the 1980s. Crenca is...
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Jun 30, 20215 min read


Ask the Chief – Oakland: An Interview with LeRonne Armstrong
*This interview is the first installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. LeRonne...
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Jun 22, 202112 min read


Disparities in Discipline: An Interview with Jayanti Owens
Jayanti Owens is the Mary Tefft and John Hazen White, Sr. Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at Brown...
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Jun 18, 20215 min read


The Future of the Republican Party: An Interview with Michael Steele
Michael Steele made history as the first African American Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2003) and chairperson of the Republican...
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Jun 14, 20219 min read
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Criminal Justice Reform Series [Part I]: An Interview with Cameron Pipe
In this installment of our criminal justice reform series, we meet Cameron Pipe, Operations Manager at the Bail Project. The Bail Project...
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Jun 9, 202110 min read


Bucking Convention: How Indian courts have internalized CEDAW
Sarita Skagnes was born in a small village in Northern India as the third daughter in her family. Based on the perceived lack of honor...
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May 28, 20214 min read


Redefining the Flag: Why Britain’s Labour party must embrace patriotism
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to reassemble an electoral coalition following its devastating 2019 defeat to Boris Johnson’s...
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May 28, 20213 min read


Closed Until Further Notice: How Covid-19 has left Panamanian children especially vulnerable
With 211 days of full school closure between March 2020 and February 2021, Panamanian schools have had a longer break from classroom...
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May 28, 20215 min read


Transitioning Reforms and Reforming Transitioning: How Germany is reckoning with its past transphobi
Angela Merkel’s Germany usually espouses ideals of acceptance, tolerance, and inclusion. However, for transgender individuals, the...
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May 28, 20215 min read


A Dose of Diplomacy: How Cuba’s vaccine generosity is a symbol of its altruistic medical inter
Cuban patriot leader José Martí declared during Cuba’s final War of Independence (1895-1898) that the battle was “the revolution of the...
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May 28, 20215 min read


Biden, COVID, and Congress in 2021: An Interview with Jake Auchincloss
Jake Auchincloss is a freshman congressman representing Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District. He currently sits on the Committee on...
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May 25, 20216 min read
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Redistrict Me This [Oregon Edition: Part II]: An Interview with Senator Lee Beyer
Redistrict Me This is a series of interviews with state legislators from across the United States. Conducted beginning in spring 2021,...
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May 17, 20219 min read
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