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...
Photo by Ramesh Lalwani. Many ideas and images appear in our collective consciousness when we consider the relics of British colonialism: partitions, cricket and general exploitation. However, there is another, lesser-known remainder of the British r...
Photo by Ramesh Lalwani. Many ideas and images appear in our collective consciousness when we consider the relics of British colonialism: partitions, cricket and general exploitation. However, there is another, lesser-known remainder of the British r...
Roger Cohen wrote a recent op-ed in the New York Times lamenting what he referred to in the title of his column as “The Great Unraveling.” Mr. Cohen’s language conveyed an even more dire tone as he verged into the dystopian, structuring his col...
Roger Cohen wrote a recent op-ed in the New York Times lamenting what he referred to in the title of his column as “The Great Unraveling.” Mr. Cohen’s language conveyed an even more dire tone as he verged into the dystopian, structuring his col...
On April 28, 2010, Florida Governor Charlie Crist left the Republican Party. His announcement came after one of the most sudden and surprising political demises in recent memory. Just two years earlier, with his approval ratings sitting at almost 70 ...
On April 28, 2010, Florida Governor Charlie Crist left the Republican Party. His announcement came after one of the most sudden and surprising political demises in recent memory. Just two years earlier, with his approval ratings sitting at almost 70 ...
It seems that campaign finance has evolved into a problem of epic proportions – at least, according to some lawmakers. “James Madison argued that the U.S. Constitution should be amended only on ‘great and extraordinary occasions.’ I belie...
It seems that campaign finance has evolved into a problem of epic proportions – at least, according to some lawmakers. “James Madison argued that the U.S. Constitution should be amended only on ‘great and extraordinary occasions.’ I belie...
The primary image of Russian political leadership, in the current political climate, is that of a sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cares not a whit for Western norms or demands. And when Russia’s economic leadership comes to mind, one e...
The primary image of Russian political leadership, in the current political climate, is that of a sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cares not a whit for Western norms or demands. And when Russia’s economic leadership comes to mind, one e...
When The Economist issued its review on Ed Baptist’s The Half of the Story Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism at the beginning of September, it derided Baptist for his lack of objectivity in describing United States ...
When The Economist issued its review on Ed Baptist’s The Half of the Story Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism at the beginning of September, it derided Baptist for his lack of objectivity in describing United States ...
On March 20, 2012, the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department pulled over Nelly Moreira’s car. Moreira was not present; her son was the only person in the vehicle. When police conducted a routine search of him, they found an unregistered ha...
On March 20, 2012, the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department pulled over Nelly Moreira’s car. Moreira was not present; her son was the only person in the vehicle. When police conducted a routine search of him, they found an unregistered ha...
This past week, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, was lambasted in a series of articles for repeatedly requesting that the DNC pay for her wardrobe. Although such a request may seem more befitting to a pop star tha...
This past week, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, was lambasted in a series of articles for repeatedly requesting that the DNC pay for her wardrobe. Although such a request may seem more befitting to a pop star tha...
An unlikely friendship is brewing in the Republican Party between John Kasich, Republican Governor of Ohio, and Chris Christie, Republican Governor of New Jersey. Kasich was first elected in 2010 after serving in the United States House of Representa...
An unlikely friendship is brewing in the Republican Party between John Kasich, Republican Governor of Ohio, and Chris Christie, Republican Governor of New Jersey. Kasich was first elected in 2010 after serving in the United States House of Representa...
After the collapse of yet another round of US-backed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and yet another violent conflict in Gaza this summer, what are the prospects for a peaceful resolution? Maen Rashid Areikat, Chief Represen...
After the collapse of yet another round of US-backed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and yet another violent conflict in Gaza this summer, what are the prospects for a peaceful resolution? Maen Rashid Areikat, Chief Represen...
“La historia es nuestra y la hacen los pueblos.” -Salvador Allende September 11 is a date to be remembered for more than one tragic event. An obscure era of Chilean history began when, on September 11, 1973, military forces bombed the P...
“La historia es nuestra y la hacen los pueblos.” -Salvador Allende September 11 is a date to be remembered for more than one tragic event. An obscure era of Chilean history began when, on September 11, 1973, military forces bombed the P...
Rick Perry, Republican governor of Texas and former candidate for the United States presidency, speaking about regulation on oil and gas exploration, stated: “I don’t believe we have the settled science by any sense of the imagination to stop tha...
Rick Perry, Republican governor of Texas and former candidate for the United States presidency, speaking about regulation on oil and gas exploration, stated: “I don’t believe we have the settled science by any sense of the imagination to stop tha...