Shilpi Agarwal is the Legal Director at the ACLU of Northern California. A seasoned civil-rights attorney, Agarwal began her career as a clerk in the Southern District of Texas and United States Court of Appeals, before working in complex civil litig...
Brandon Robinson is the Campaign and Policy Director of the Stop Torture RI Coalition (STRI), a statewide alliance of community organizers, formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones, direct service providers, students, and advocates united in...
A former member of Brown’s class of 2027, Alex Shieh became the center of intense debate on campus after launching Bloat@Brown, a DOGE-inspired website that rated Brown staff to identify administrative bloat. Alex began the project amid an effort t...
A world-renowned moral and political philosopher, T. M. Scanlon spent over 35 years at Harvard (and before that, 18 years at Princeton) as a scholar, teacher, and writer dedicated to addressing some of the most elemental questions of morality, justic...
A world-renowned moral and political philosopher, T. M. Scanlon spent over 35 years at Harvard (and before that, 18 years at Princeton) as a scholar, teacher, and writer dedicated to addressing some of the most elemental questions of morality, justic...
Miguel Sanchez is the Majority Whip of the Providence City Council from Ward 6 and an outspoken activist for Palestinian freedoms. In October 2023, Sanchez was fired from his position in Governor Daniel McKee’s office after protesting Israel’s ac...
Miguel Sanchez is the Majority Whip of the Providence City Council from Ward 6 and an outspoken activist for Palestinian freedoms. In October 2023, Sanchez was fired from his position in Governor Daniel McKee’s office after protesting Israel’s ac...
Dr. Ashish Jha is a globally renowned public health leader currently serving as the Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. A respected physician, Dr. Jha is acclaimed for his expertise in addressing major health issues. Appointed by Pr...
Dr. Ashish Jha is a globally renowned public health leader currently serving as the Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. A respected physician, Dr. Jha is acclaimed for his expertise in addressing major health issues. Appointed by Pr...
Ben Wikler, Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, runs what is touted by many to be the single most effective Democratic state party in the country—with no close second place. Wikler, 43, was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended...
Ben Wikler, Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, runs what is touted by many to be the single most effective Democratic state party in the country—with no close second place. Wikler, 43, was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended...
Matthew Cleary is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, recognized in 2024 as the nation’s top institution for Public Affairs by US News. Specializing in Latin Ame...
Matthew Cleary is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, recognized in 2024 as the nation’s top institution for Public Affairs by US News. Specializing in Latin Ame...
Just after Hamas attacked Israel a year ago on October 7, Shai Davidai stood on the campus green at Columbia University and read his “Open Letter to Every Parent in America.” In an appeal that has since garnered nearly a quarter of a million view...
Just after Hamas attacked Israel a year ago on October 7, Shai Davidai stood on the campus green at Columbia University and read his “Open Letter to Every Parent in America.” In an appeal that has since garnered nearly a quarter of a million view...
Gloria Gilbert Stoga is the founder of Puppies Behind Bars (PBB), a Manhattan-based organization that partners puppies with incarcerated individuals. These individuals will train and raise the puppies to serve as bomb-sniffers, veteran servicers, and...
Gloria Gilbert Stoga is the founder of Puppies Behind Bars (PBB), a Manhattan-based organization that partners puppies with incarcerated individuals. These individuals will train and raise the puppies to serve as bomb-sniffers, veteran servicers, and...
Bruce Biewald is the Founder and Chief Executive Office of Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. For more than thirty years, Bruce has worked at the intersections of energy economics, climate policy, and electric industry regulation. His analysis has been p...
Bruce Biewald is the Founder and Chief Executive Office of Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. For more than thirty years, Bruce has worked at the intersections of energy economics, climate policy, and electric industry regulation. His analysis has been p...
Polarization defines America’s political landscape today. Political vitriol, talking past one another, and an outright lack of respect for different viewpoints permeates the air. BPR sat down with Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas—two political consultan...
Polarization defines America’s political landscape today. Political vitriol, talking past one another, and an outright lack of respect for different viewpoints permeates the air. BPR sat down with Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas—two political consultan...
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been the Congresswoman from DC since 1991, and along with working on a variety of congressional committees, she has always considered DC statehood of utmost importance. The Congresswoman continues to fight for democracy and ...
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been the Congresswoman from DC since 1991, and along with working on a variety of congressional committees, she has always considered DC statehood of utmost importance. The Congresswoman continues to fight for democracy and ...
Logan Powell is the Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission at Brown University. He is responsible for the recruitment and selection of all undergraduates seeking entrance to Brown. Prior to joining Brown, Powell worked as the Director...
Logan Powell is the Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission at Brown University. He is responsible for the recruitment and selection of all undergraduates seeking entrance to Brown. Prior to joining Brown, Powell worked as the Director...
Edward Sanders is the Chief Operating Officer at Equatic, a company that invented a method of atmospheric carbon dioxide removal using electrolysis. Mr. Sanders is an economist at heart; he received an economics degree from Melbourne University and a...
Edward Sanders is the Chief Operating Officer at Equatic, a company that invented a method of atmospheric carbon dioxide removal using electrolysis. Mr. Sanders is an economist at heart; he received an economics degree from Melbourne University and a...