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A Chance to Revisit Hate Crime Laws
The recent tragedy in Orlando has once again brought the perpetual debate regarding gun control, domestic terrorism, and national...
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Aug 5, 20166 min read


The Bern: Inside and Out
Just before midnight, after Monday night’s speeches, delegates for Bernie Sanders rallied in the hallways of the Wells Fargo Center. They...
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Jul 26, 20164 min read


A Brief Guide to the DNC
Every four years, the Democratic Party gathers together to nominate a candidate for President and unify around a single party platform,...
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Jul 26, 20161 min read


Tyranny in Britain
“We’re out.” With this laconic declaration, the Daily Mail delivered Friday’s simple, momentous truth to a polarized Britain; the torrent...
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Jul 23, 20167 min read


Achieving Political Goals: Euro 2016 and European Unity
Europe has experienced great political turbulence over the past year. The terrorist attacks on Paris and Brussels, the controversy...
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Jul 19, 20165 min read


Who is the CFPB Really Protecting?
“A vast bureaucracy with no congressional oversight, that’s digging through hundreds of millions of your credit records to detect fraud,”...
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Jun 6, 20167 min read


BPR Interviews: Jonathan Kirshner
Professor Jonathan Kirshner is a Professor of International Political Economy at Cornell University. His research focuses on classical...
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Jun 3, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Roberta Jacobson
Roberta Jacobson ’82 is an American diplomat who is currently the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. She previously served as the Assistant...
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Jun 3, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Nicole Fortier
Nicole Fortier is a Counsel in the Justice Program at the NYU School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice. At the Brennan Center Ms....
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Jun 3, 20163 min read


BPR Interviews: Marian Salzman
Marian Salzman is an American advertising and public relations executive. She is CEO of Havas PR North America and chairs the Global...
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Jun 3, 20162 min read


BPR Interviews: Charles Freeman, Jr.
Charles “Chas” Freeman, Jr. is an American diplomat, author, and writer. He served as the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992...
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May 12, 20168 min read


BPR Interviews: Jang Jin-Sung
Jang Jin-Sung is the is the pseudonym of a former North Korean propaganda poet and government official who defected to South Korea in...
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May 12, 20163 min read


BPR Interviews: Jim Cooper
Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) has represented the 5th District of Tennessee since 2003 and previously the 4th District of Tennessee from...
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May 12, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Joel Berg
Joel Berg is the executive director of Hunger Free America, formerly known as the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. Before joining...
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May 12, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Elijah Cummings
Congressman Elijah Cummings has represented the 7th District of Maryland since 1996. A former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, he...
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May 12, 20162 min read


BPR Interviews: Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards is the President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Before joining...
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May 12, 20164 min read


Regressive Retail: Online Shopping and the Sales Tax
In many states consumers do not pay sales tax for online purchases, unlike their traditional brick-and-mortar counterparts. Legislators...
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May 9, 20164 min read


Wayne’s World: John Wayne’s Legacy and Donald Trump
At the John Wayne Museum in Winterset, Iowa — a museum entirely devoted to commemorating the late, notorious actor — Donald Trump stood...
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May 8, 20166 min read


The Cuban Thaw
Last week, President Obama made modern history by becoming the first sitting president since Calvin Coolidge to set foot on Cuban soil....
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May 6, 20165 min read


The “Supreme Congress”? Public Misunderstanding of the Judiciary
In a 2012 survey by FindLaw.com, only 34 percent of respondents were able to name even one of the nation’s Supreme Court Justices. But as...
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May 6, 20166 min read
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