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...
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...
Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and one of the leading historians of the US abortion debate. She has written many books on social movement struggles around reproduction, autonomy, and the law. Her most recent...
Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and one of the leading historians of the US abortion debate. She has written many books on social movement struggles around reproduction, autonomy, and the law. Her most recent...
This is the first installment of Organizing Around Homelessness, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. K. Joseph Shekarchi has served as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since January 2021 and was re-el...
This is the first installment of Organizing Around Homelessness, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. K. Joseph Shekarchi has served as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since January 2021 and was re-el...
Joan Lunden is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former co-host of Good Morning America. Lunden is the host of the PBS television series “Second Opinion with Joan Lunden,” host of the Washington Post podcast series “Caring for Tom...
Joan Lunden is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former co-host of Good Morning America. Lunden is the host of the PBS television series “Second Opinion with Joan Lunden,” host of the Washington Post podcast series “Caring for Tom...
[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...
[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 ...
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...
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...
Eddie Glaude Jr. is a James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. In addition to being a renowned scholar, he is a public intellectual and political commentator who examines the complexit...
Eddie Glaude Jr. is a James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. In addition to being a renowned scholar, he is a public intellectual and political commentator who examines the complexit...
Jeff Orlowski is the founder and president of Exposure Labs. Exposure Labs focuses on creating documentaries around areas that need change. He directed the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma and was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards. Prev...
Jeff Orlowski is the founder and president of Exposure Labs. Exposure Labs focuses on creating documentaries around areas that need change. He directed the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma and was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards. Prev...
Professor Anthony Levitas is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Since the 1980s, he has helped public officials and civil servants in post-communist Europe decide how to delegate funding ...
Professor Anthony Levitas is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Since the 1980s, he has helped public officials and civil servants in post-communist Europe decide how to delegate funding ...
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially in Greek-speaking communities during the fourth through seventh centuries. Her research focuses on the inters...
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially in Greek-speaking communities during the fourth through seventh centuries. Her research focuses on the inters...
Jennifer Lambe (PhD, Yale University ’14; AB, Brown University ’06) is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean history. She is the author of Madhouse: Psychiatry and Politics in Cuban History (2017) and co-editor (with Michael Bust...
Jennifer Lambe (PhD, Yale University ’14; AB, Brown University ’06) is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean history. She is the author of Madhouse: Psychiatry and Politics in Cuban History (2017) and co-editor (with Michael Bust...
Bruce Riedel ‘75 is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies. He served in the CIA for 30 years before retiring in 2006. He was a senior advisor on South ...
Bruce Riedel ‘75 is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies. He served in the CIA for 30 years before retiring in 2006. He was a senior advisor on South ...