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...
The recent escalation in unjust imprisonments and brutally conservative policy has charged up opponents of the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, a popular blogger and anti-corruption lawyer, has emerged as a prominent opposition figure to Vladimir Putin. Nava...
The recent escalation in unjust imprisonments and brutally conservative policy has charged up opponents of the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, a popular blogger and anti-corruption lawyer, has emerged as a prominent opposition figure to Vladimir Putin. Nava...
The truth shall set you free, as the saying goes. As far as whistleblowing in America is concerned, however, the truth seems to be doing rather the opposite — it’s locking an increasing number of people up. Along with the furor surrounding Edwa...
The truth shall set you free, as the saying goes. As far as whistleblowing in America is concerned, however, the truth seems to be doing rather the opposite — it’s locking an increasing number of people up. Along with the furor surrounding Edwa...
Towns across America are hitting a troubling paradox in downtown revitalization: people do not want to move downtown until there is a grocery store there, but no grocery store wants to relocate until a critical mass of people live downtown. I know ...
Towns across America are hitting a troubling paradox in downtown revitalization: people do not want to move downtown until there is a grocery store there, but no grocery store wants to relocate until a critical mass of people live downtown. I know ...
In Philadelphia, workers recently finished sifting through debris for victims’ personal items; Sean Benschop has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment; six lawsuits have been filed on behalf of injured parties; and a ...
In Philadelphia, workers recently finished sifting through debris for victims’ personal items; Sean Benschop has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment; six lawsuits have been filed on behalf of injured parties; and a ...
Things you may not realize health care reform will change: perusing old issues of Home & Garden or Good Housewives while waiting to see the doctor. Calling your primary care physician to release your medical records to your physical therapist. He...
Things you may not realize health care reform will change: perusing old issues of Home & Garden or Good Housewives while waiting to see the doctor. Calling your primary care physician to release your medical records to your physical therapist. He...
“Libertarian paradise” were words my hedge fund mentor used to describe the city in which we were working on my first day. These are hardly new words to describe Hong Kong, the liberally economic jewel in the cap of the Far East, but they are cri...
“Libertarian paradise” were words my hedge fund mentor used to describe the city in which we were working on my first day. These are hardly new words to describe Hong Kong, the liberally economic jewel in the cap of the Far East, but they are cri...
#ChangeBrazil, #VemPraRua, #OGiganteAcordou. Whoever first thought to use these trending Brazilian protest labels must feel like an unacknowledged celebrity. Over the course of the last few months, demonstrations across a hundred cities in Brazil too...
#ChangeBrazil, #VemPraRua, #OGiganteAcordou. Whoever first thought to use these trending Brazilian protest labels must feel like an unacknowledged celebrity. Over the course of the last few months, demonstrations across a hundred cities in Brazil too...
In Part I, BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath debated the legal underpinnings of the Zimmerman verdict and critiqued both the prosecutors and the Florida Stand Your Ground Law. In Part II, Sukin and Nath delve into the social ramifications of...
In Part I, BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath debated the legal underpinnings of the Zimmerman verdict and critiqued both the prosecutors and the Florida Stand Your Ground Law. In Part II, Sukin and Nath delve into the social ramifications of...
In the past month, there have been a slew of prominent Supreme Court decisions covering such contentious topics as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and voting rights. We held our breath as we waited for the results of Fisher v. University of Te...
In the past month, there have been a slew of prominent Supreme Court decisions covering such contentious topics as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and voting rights. We held our breath as we waited for the results of Fisher v. University of Te...
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath spar over whether the Zimmerman decision is right, the implications of racial prejudice in the justice system among Millenials and what the case means for the rest of us. Lauren: I want to start by saying that I d...
BPR’s Lauren Sukin and Thomas Nath spar over whether the Zimmerman decision is right, the implications of racial prejudice in the justice system among Millenials and what the case means for the rest of us. Lauren: I want to start by saying that I d...
Get ready for an eventful 2013 hurricane season. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center estimates that three to six major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 and 5; winds of 111 mph or higher) will make appearances this fall. Where and when, exactly, no one knows....
Get ready for an eventful 2013 hurricane season. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center estimates that three to six major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 and 5; winds of 111 mph or higher) will make appearances this fall. Where and when, exactly, no one knows....