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How the Media Enables Terrorists
The busy, relentless lives of those living in New York and New Jersey were disturbed recently by two terrorist bombings, which sent two...
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Oct 13, 20165 min read


America’s Excited Delirium: The Risks of Police Taser Overuse
On September 7, 2016, Donald Degraw, a 58-year-old veteran of the Gulf War, died at the hands of police, joining 72 others who were...
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Oct 13, 20164 min read


Reverse the Resource Curse: Getting to Peace in Nigeria
For the past few years, acts of violence by the Islamic fundamentalist sect Boko Haram have been the predominate focus of American media...
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Oct 11, 20165 min read


Unpacking Hillary Clinton’s Religion
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and...
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Oct 10, 20164 min read


Fatphobia: America’s Overlooked Form of Discrimination
This past summer, statues depicting a completely nude Donald Trump popped up overnight in five major American cities. The statues,...
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Oct 10, 20166 min read


Music in Times of Dictatorship: Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Crisis in Venezuela
Amongst Venezuela’s internationally recognized figures, 35-year-old Gustavo Dudamel is especially unique: he is a global celebrity in the...
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Oct 10, 20165 min read


Black Lives Matter: Collective Mourning to Collective Action
Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Sandra Bland. Freddie Gray. Eric Garner. Terrence Crutcher. The names of these murdered black individuals,...
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Oct 9, 20166 min read


Liar, Liar Pants on Fire: The Faults of Fact Checking the General Election
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented third term as President in 1941, he promised voters, “Your President says this...
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Oct 8, 20165 min read


The Economics of Racism
I remember standing in line at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence at the heart of a rally for Donald Trump. Like at many other such...
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Oct 6, 20165 min read


The Maltese Election: Making Sense of 95 Percent Turnout
92.95 percent. 93.30 percent. 95.70 percent. No, these figures are not Rotten Tomatoes ratings of Humphrey Bogart’s The Maltese Falcon....
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Oct 6, 20165 min read


Don’t Be Evil: Google’s New Anti-ISIL Efforts
Reaching into uncharted political waters, Google recently prototyped a program designed to direct potential ISIL recruits away from the...
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Oct 6, 20164 min read


Kazakhstan’s Golden Moment
For any major power looking to grow its influence, Kazakhstan is a hidden gem. While short on name recognition, the Central Asian...
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Oct 6, 20166 min read


Xi Jinping’s “New Confessional Movement”
Wang Yu — previously one of the top lawyers at China’s most successful human rights law firm — sits, hands calmly folded in her lap,...
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Oct 4, 20165 min read


License the Dream
Jestina Clayton came to America as a refugee from war-torn Sierra Leone and strived to provide for her family by creating and operating...
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Oct 4, 20166 min read


Talking Us To Death
“The only statement I want to make is that I am an innocent man — convicted of a crime I did not commit.” These were some of the last...
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Oct 3, 20166 min read


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Oct 2, 20160 min read


What To Do About Free Trade
In spite of being one of the most discussed issues of the 2016 presidential campaign, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is,...
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Oct 2, 20164 min read


Looking Down the Rhode: Explaining the Rise of Donald Trump in the Ocean State
On a hot July afternoon, Brian Fallon, the Clinton campaign’s national press secretary, made his way to the Rhode Island Democratic Party...
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Oct 2, 20165 min read


A City on the Hill: In Search of Inspiration in the Fight Against ISIS
In light of recent events, it’s evident the threat of terrorism is growing. Western countries, insulated for so long from the chaos in...
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Aug 23, 20166 min read


Stepping Up to the Plate: How Sports Leagues Can and Must Advance Social Progress
With a viewership of nearly 10 million people, the 2016 ESPY’s represented an ideal platform for athletes and sports leagues to...
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Aug 23, 20167 min read
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