There’s something strange happening in a small California town called Montecito. This luxurious, beachside suburb of LA, home to celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Rob Lowe, is a spot of bright green in an overwhelmingly brown state. Every morning,...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson '18 is a staff writer for the Brown Political Review.
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There’s something strange happening in a small California town called Montecito. This luxurious, beachside suburb of LA, home to celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Rob Lowe, is a spot of bright green in an overwhelmingly brown state. Every morning,...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
In March, the California Transplant Donor Network reported an interesting development: The number of registered organ donors in California has increased by 30 percent so far this year. For a number that rarely changes significantly from year to year,...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
In March, the California Transplant Donor Network reported an interesting development: The number of registered organ donors in California has increased by 30 percent so far this year. For a number that rarely changes significantly from year to year,...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
It’s been a little over a year since Rhode Island’s “Ban the Box” law went into effect, making it the sixth state in the country to remove information about criminal history from private job applications. While this law was an important step ...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
It’s been a little over a year since Rhode Island’s “Ban the Box” law went into effect, making it the sixth state in the country to remove information about criminal history from private job applications. While this law was an important step ...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
I am sitting across the table from Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins, a documentarian and historian of the Fox Point Cape Verdean community with the Swearer Center for Public Service, in the Benefit Street Juice Bar and Café. This place, with its hip music...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
I am sitting across the table from Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins, a documentarian and historian of the Fox Point Cape Verdean community with the Swearer Center for Public Service, in the Benefit Street Juice Bar and Café. This place, with its hip music...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
Paul Gosar, a Republican congressman from Arizona, recently got into trouble for calling Native American tribes “wards of the federal government.” He made the remarks during a town hall meeting concerning a provision of the 2015 Defense Authoriza...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
Paul Gosar, a Republican congressman from Arizona, recently got into trouble for calling Native American tribes “wards of the federal government.” He made the remarks during a town hall meeting concerning a provision of the 2015 Defense Authoriza...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
By many accounts, 2014 was a year of unprecedented economic growth. In the second quarter of this year the GDP grew by 4.6 percent, in the third quarter it grew by 3.5 percent. The stock market continues to climb ever higher – both the Dow and S&am...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
By many accounts, 2014 was a year of unprecedented economic growth. In the second quarter of this year the GDP grew by 4.6 percent, in the third quarter it grew by 3.5 percent. The stock market continues to climb ever higher – both the Dow and S&am...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
This year, the Mortgage Bankers Association chose an unintentionally revealing location for their annual conference — a Las Vegas casino. At the conference, US Representative Mel Watt, the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), anno...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
This year, the Mortgage Bankers Association chose an unintentionally revealing location for their annual conference — a Las Vegas casino. At the conference, US Representative Mel Watt, the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), anno...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that a group of banking-related software patents were invalid. The ruling was received with as much excitement as its bland description suggests. The case in question was between two banking institutions, Alice Corpor...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that a group of banking-related software patents were invalid. The ruling was received with as much excitement as its bland description suggests. The case in question was between two banking institutions, Alice Corpor...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
On August 14, 2014, Phoenix Police arrived at Michelle Cusseaux’s home to fulfill a court-ordered transport to a mental health facility. Fifty-year-old Cusseaux, who suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, allegedly met the police at the ...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
On August 14, 2014, Phoenix Police arrived at Michelle Cusseaux’s home to fulfill a court-ordered transport to a mental health facility. Fifty-year-old Cusseaux, who suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, allegedly met the police at the ...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
It is abundantly clear to anyone visiting California this year that the state is in the midst of a catastrophe. The Central Valley is filled with parched fields; Northern California is wracked with fires; and the Sierras — the source of vital snow...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson
It is abundantly clear to anyone visiting California this year that the state is in the midst of a catastrophe. The Central Valley is filled with parched fields; Northern California is wracked with fires; and the Sierras — the source of vital snow...
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson