[Editor’s note: This interview took place before State Senator Eric Lesser left office on January 4, 2023.] Former State Senator Eric P. Lesser represented nine communities in the First Hampden and Hampshire District, proudly serving Western Massac...
Malika Saada Saar ’92 is a human rights lawyer currently serving as YouTube’s Global Head of Human Rights who previously served as Google’s Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights. Prior to joining Google, Malika was the founder and executive ...
Bella Robinson is the Executive Director of COYOTE-RI (“Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics”), the first sex workers’ rights organization in the United States. A sex worker of 35 years, Bella is deeply involved in legislative and legal advocacy, com...
The late historian Stephen Ambrose said, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” An American documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns has produced over 40 documentaries on American history topics ranging from the Brooklyn...
The late historian Stephen Ambrose said, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” An American documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns has produced over 40 documentaries on American history topics ranging from the Brooklyn...
Editors’ Note: This is the first installment of an interview series conducted in collaboration with the Stone Initiative on Inequality at Brown’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Directed by Professors Margaret Wei...
Editors’ Note: This is the first installment of an interview series conducted in collaboration with the Stone Initiative on Inequality at Brown’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Directed by Professors Margaret Wei...
Craig Greenberg is the leading 2022 Democratic candidate for mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. An attorney by training, Greenberg has served as CEO and President of 21c Museum Hotels, a chain of combination contemporary art museums and boutique hotels. ...
Craig Greenberg is the leading 2022 Democratic candidate for mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. An attorney by training, Greenberg has served as CEO and President of 21c Museum Hotels, a chain of combination contemporary art museums and boutique hotels. ...
Kiki Louya is a Detroit-born chef, entrepreneur, food activist, community partner, and storyteller who was recognized by The New York Times as one of “16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America.” She founded Folk and The Farmer’s Hand, two award-w...
Kiki Louya is a Detroit-born chef, entrepreneur, food activist, community partner, and storyteller who was recognized by The New York Times as one of “16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America.” She founded Folk and The Farmer’s Hand, two award-w...
Tim Kelly currently serves as the 74th Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was elected in 2021 as an independent and is in the first year of his 4-year term. After graduating from Columbia University as a John Jay Scholar, Kelly returned to Chattanoo...
Tim Kelly currently serves as the 74th Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was elected in 2021 as an independent and is in the first year of his 4-year term. After graduating from Columbia University as a John Jay Scholar, Kelly returned to Chattanoo...
Tim Kelly currently serves as the 74th Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was elected in 2021 as an independent and is in the first year of his 4-year term. After graduating from Columbia University as a John Jay Scholar, Kelly returned to Chattanoo...
Tim Kelly currently serves as the 74th Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was elected in 2021 as an independent and is in the first year of his 4-year term. After graduating from Columbia University as a John Jay Scholar, Kelly returned to Chattanoo...
*This interview is the sixth installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Michel Moore is the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department. When he became head of LAPD in 2018, Chief Moore ...
*This interview is the sixth installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Michel Moore is the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department. When he became head of LAPD in 2018, Chief Moore ...
David Courtwright is a Presidential Professor Emeritus at the University of North Florida. He specializes in drug history, and is the author of the books such as Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World, Dark Paradise: A History of O...
David Courtwright is a Presidential Professor Emeritus at the University of North Florida. He specializes in drug history, and is the author of the books such as Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World, Dark Paradise: A History of O...
Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired career diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-1994, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989-1992 during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Principal...
Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired career diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-1994, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989-1992 during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Principal...
Lenni Benson is the Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law at New York Law School. She founded the Safe Passage Project, a nonprofit organization that provides legal support to refugees and immigrants facing deportation. Benson has w...
Lenni Benson is the Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law at New York Law School. She founded the Safe Passage Project, a nonprofit organization that provides legal support to refugees and immigrants facing deportation. Benson has w...
David Dayen is an American political journalist who currently serves as Executive Editor of The American Prospect. He has previously written as a freelance journalist and blogger, and his writings have been featured in publications such as The New Re...
David Dayen is an American political journalist who currently serves as Executive Editor of The American Prospect. He has previously written as a freelance journalist and blogger, and his writings have been featured in publications such as The New Re...
*This interview is the third and last installment of BPR’s series, The Last Line of Defense: How Expansive Should the US Social Safety Net Be? In it, we are spotlighting differing viewpoints on the efficacy of widening our social safety net, partic...
*This interview is the third and last installment of BPR’s series, The Last Line of Defense: How Expansive Should the US Social Safety Net Be? In it, we are spotlighting differing viewpoints on the efficacy of widening our social safety net, partic...