On September 21, 2015, the world watched the inaugural trip of sub-Saharan Africa’s first urban light rail system — and if they didn’t, they should have. The Ethiopian government partnered with two Chinese companies to bring a much-needed mass ...
Former US Ambassador and Co-Chair of US China Policy Foundation Chas Freeman speaks at the Foreign Policy Panel at the Brown China Summit from April 22-23. Ambassador Freeman’s talk discusses “Evolving Diplomacy in the 21st Century”...
Martin Shkreli has received extensive coverage for raising the price of a medication for HIV overnight, but he’s only a symptom of a larger problem. Learn more about the high cost of pharmaceuticals in the US with this update from the BPR Media...
Political conflict and international relations aren’t usually the first things that come to mind when listening to classical music. As a genre made up largely of European repertoire from days past, it’s more likely to conjure up images of cathedr...
Political conflict and international relations aren’t usually the first things that come to mind when listening to classical music. As a genre made up largely of European repertoire from days past, it’s more likely to conjure up images of cathedr...
“Tragic Ball in Colombey – one dead”. This was to be the last headline of “Hara-Kiri”, predecessor to Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine targeted in a shooting in Paris on January 7, 2015 which left 12 people dead. Hara-Kiri’s ...
“Tragic Ball in Colombey – one dead”. This was to be the last headline of “Hara-Kiri”, predecessor to Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine targeted in a shooting in Paris on January 7, 2015 which left 12 people dead. Hara-Kiri’s ...
In São Paolo, water consumption remains high, rainwater is at a record low and, not too suddenly, the city is facing its worst hydric crisis in the last 80 years. The Cantareira — the reservoir system that supplies 8.8 million people in the greate...
In São Paolo, water consumption remains high, rainwater is at a record low and, not too suddenly, the city is facing its worst hydric crisis in the last 80 years. The Cantareira — the reservoir system that supplies 8.8 million people in the greate...
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of the Supreme Court, the same Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of such cases as Roe V. Wade, United States V. Nixon, and Furman V. Georgia, once passed supreme judgment on breasts. Specifically, those of Ann Margaret Tay...
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of the Supreme Court, the same Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of such cases as Roe V. Wade, United States V. Nixon, and Furman V. Georgia, once passed supreme judgment on breasts. Specifically, those of Ann Margaret Tay...
Valentine’s Day was another day of broken hearts, this year in Nigeria. February 14 was scheduled to be the date of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, “tipped to be the closest since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999;...
Valentine’s Day was another day of broken hearts, this year in Nigeria. February 14 was scheduled to be the date of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, “tipped to be the closest since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999;...
“I’m not a scientist.” Such was the key 2014 Republican talking point on climate change for both potential candidates and GOP party leaders, including Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In order to shield themselve...
“I’m not a scientist.” Such was the key 2014 Republican talking point on climate change for both potential candidates and GOP party leaders, including Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In order to shield themselve...
The day before Anita Sarkeesian, the founder of Feminist Frequency, was scheduled to talk at Utah State University, administration members received an e-mail warning about a shooting massacre that would happen if Sarkeesian spoke: This will be the de...
The day before Anita Sarkeesian, the founder of Feminist Frequency, was scheduled to talk at Utah State University, administration members received an e-mail warning about a shooting massacre that would happen if Sarkeesian spoke: This will be the de...
On January 18, the prominent Argentine lawyer Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires. Nisman had been commissioned since 2005 to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, the most notorious terrorist att...
On January 18, the prominent Argentine lawyer Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires. Nisman had been commissioned since 2005 to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, the most notorious terrorist att...
In spite of distance and lack of discussion in the news media, the East Asian nation of Japan has played a very important role in the history of terrorist and extremist groups in the Middle East. While the headlines may currently focus on the recent ...
In spite of distance and lack of discussion in the news media, the East Asian nation of Japan has played a very important role in the history of terrorist and extremist groups in the Middle East. While the headlines may currently focus on the recent ...
A Pew Research graphic illustrating the religious makeup of the 114th Congress, via the Pew Research Center. Do American politicians see themselves as American Jews or Jewish Americans? That question, and the cultural stigmas behind it, presents thes...
A Pew Research graphic illustrating the religious makeup of the 114th Congress, via the Pew Research Center. Do American politicians see themselves as American Jews or Jewish Americans? That question, and the cultural stigmas behind it, presents thes...
On January 26, the Supreme Court received a petition to hear Friedrichs vs. California Teacher’s Association. Although the case is yet to be accepted by the Court and any possible ruling is at least a year away, SCOTUS-watchers are nonetheless on t...
On January 26, the Supreme Court received a petition to hear Friedrichs vs. California Teacher’s Association. Although the case is yet to be accepted by the Court and any possible ruling is at least a year away, SCOTUS-watchers are nonetheless on t...
Have you stopped playing sports? Do the TV shows you used to love no longer interest you? Are you spending more time alone or thinking of abandoning your career goals? If you answered in the affirmative to one or more of these questions, a new French...
Have you stopped playing sports? Do the TV shows you used to love no longer interest you? Are you spending more time alone or thinking of abandoning your career goals? If you answered in the affirmative to one or more of these questions, a new French...