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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


The Chilling Future of Oil in the Arctic
In resource-rich countries, achieving substantive environmental reform can be incompatible with the potential profits of oil and natural...
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Mar 31, 20235 min read


Cracking Under Pressure: The Uphill Battle Toward Improving the NHS
Almost three years after the pandemic, providing quality healthcare continues to be an issue in many developed nations. In the United...
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Mar 27, 20235 min read


The New Ariel: Black Representation in Film
Red hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. These are the features that people tend to associate with Ariel from Disney’s 1989 classic The Little...
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Mar 26, 20235 min read


Yes In My Backyard: Builder’s Remedy and the Future of California’s Housing Crisis
California has a housing problem. Homes in the state are, on average, more expensive than in almost any other state in the country....
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Mar 26, 20234 min read


The Chaebol: A Curse in Disguise
Hailed as the “Miracle on the Han River,” South Korea’s rapid growth transformed the economy of one of the poorest countries in the world...
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Mar 26, 20235 min read


‘The Modi Question’ and Questioning Modi
Seven days of incessant inter-communal violence: 1,044 dead, 223 missing, and 2,500 injured. The Gujarat riots shook the Indian...
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Mar 26, 20235 min read


Black History Month and Black Exceptionalism
Every February, up to my senior year of high school, my teachers would teach some variation of a “classic” Black History Month lesson,...
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Mar 26, 20235 min read


The New War Against Woke Capitalism
As the culture war wages on in American politics, conservatives have found a new target in the field of economics. Socially-responsible...
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Mar 25, 20235 min read


It’s Never ‘Just a Joke’: The Political and Cultural Power of Comedy
On October 5, 2021, Netflix released a comedy special starring Dave Chappelle entitled The Closer. Throughout the special, Chappelle made...
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Mar 25, 20235 min read


Bombshells and Bikinis
A woman poses seductively on the nose of a B-29A bomber, aptly named “Raz’n Hell.” She appears ready for action, bust accentuated as she...
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Mar 25, 20235 min read


Democratic Complacency While Women’s Rights at a Vulnerable Crux
This past January, the Equality for Abortion Coverage Act (EACA) was presented in the Rhode Island Assembly by Representative Katherine...
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Mar 24, 20236 min read


How Increased Social Services Have a Shot at Reducing Gun Violence
Celebrations of Lunar New Year were disrupted by gun violence this year in the California communities of Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay....
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Mar 24, 20234 min read


Representation of Western Mass in the Modern Day: An Interview with Eric Lesser
[Editor’s note: This interview took place before State Senator Eric Lesser left office on January 4, 2023.] Former State Senator Eric P....
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Mar 22, 20239 min read


Big Tech’s Role in Protecting Human Rights: An Interview with Malika Saada Saar
Malika Saada Saar ’92 is a human rights lawyer currently serving as YouTube’s Global Head of Human Rights who previously served as...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read


Gross Domestic Reunification: The Tragedy of East Germany Post-Reunification
The fall of the Berlin Wall was one of the most consequential events in modern history. Those who remember it can recall the reactions of...
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Mar 19, 20235 min read


Reimagining the Political Future of Sex Work: An Interview with Bella Robinson
Bella Robinson is the Executive Director of COYOTE-RI (“Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics”), the first sex workers’ rights organization in...
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Mar 18, 20235 min read


Nairas in; Votes Out: The 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election and the (Un)Democratic State of the Af
The hands of a businessman peek through a well-ironed suit. Clutched in his right is a large stack of Nigerian naira. The businessman...
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Mar 16, 20235 min read


Reimagining Race and America: An Interview with Eddie Glaude Jr.
Eddie Glaude Jr. is a James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. In...
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Mar 16, 20235 min read


Two Birds, One Stone: Scotland’s Rushed Gender Bill Is a Push for Independence
Scotland has recently been making headlines. The Scottish government has become embroiled in an extremely political conflict with London...
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Mar 16, 20237 min read
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