In April 2025, we met with the owners of two prominent local businesses on Hope Street in Providence. Here are their stories: When strolling through Fox Point, it is common to see small white placards attached to the fronts of historical buildings, u...
What do you think of when you imagine the act of thought? Western culture’s quintessential image of intelligence—Auguste Rodin’s sculpture The Thinker—depicts one man alone with his thoughts. A more accurate portrait of human intelligence mig...
The landscape of income-restricted development has changed dramatically over the past half-century. During the era of public housing construction, the federal government directly provided loans and covered debt service for local housing authorities, ...
Is National Service in Singapore outdated or still necessary? After spending two years conscripted into Singapore’s army, I concluded my National Service (NS) term with an overwhelmingly positive perspective. Spending my formative years outsi...
Is National Service in Singapore outdated or still necessary? After spending two years conscripted into Singapore’s army, I concluded my National Service (NS) term with an overwhelmingly positive perspective. Spending my formative years outsi...
How Canada can end long-term water advisories for First Nations communities This morning, I woke up feeling quite thirsty. “Well,” I thought, “that’s an easy fix.” I got out of bed, grabbed my mug, went to the bathroom, and filled...
How Canada can end long-term water advisories for First Nations communities This morning, I woke up feeling quite thirsty. “Well,” I thought, “that’s an easy fix.” I got out of bed, grabbed my mug, went to the bathroom, and filled...
British coal mines were central to the Industrial Revolution, fueling factories and heavy machinery at a previously unimaginable pace. Coal mining in England began in the early 1500s, and production steadily increased to a peak of 287 million tons in...
British coal mines were central to the Industrial Revolution, fueling factories and heavy machinery at a previously unimaginable pace. Coal mining in England began in the early 1500s, and production steadily increased to a peak of 287 million tons in...
The environment deserves legal rights. On April 26, 2021, a wetland, two marshes, and two creeks sued a property developer in Orange County, Florida. The lawsuit, which sounds like the opening line of a bad joke, has significant import in the fight a...
The environment deserves legal rights. On April 26, 2021, a wetland, two marshes, and two creeks sued a property developer in Orange County, Florida. The lawsuit, which sounds like the opening line of a bad joke, has significant import in the fight a...
In June 2021, the information of 700 million LinkedIn users—more than 90 percent of the platform’s accounts—was leaked on the dark web, with the hacker responsible publicly releasing the data of 500 million of these accounts and selling the rem...
In June 2021, the information of 700 million LinkedIn users—more than 90 percent of the platform’s accounts—was leaked on the dark web, with the hacker responsible publicly releasing the data of 500 million of these accounts and selling the rem...
In 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) passed a landmark moratorium that made all commercial whale hunts illicit. Despite this ban, individuals in Japan and Norway continue to hunt hundreds of whales annually, driven by deep-seated cultu...
In 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) passed a landmark moratorium that made all commercial whale hunts illicit. Despite this ban, individuals in Japan and Norway continue to hunt hundreds of whales annually, driven by deep-seated cultu...
During World War II, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) engaged in an island-hopping campaign against the Japanese Empire. 80 years later, the Marine Corps is revisiting its mission of working closely with the US Navy to counter a different powerf...
During World War II, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) engaged in an island-hopping campaign against the Japanese Empire. 80 years later, the Marine Corps is revisiting its mission of working closely with the US Navy to counter a different powerf...
In the midst of an HIV epidemic, the Philippine government must break with the official Church stance and encourage the use of barrier contraceptives. Uncomfortable laughter reverberated around the room as President Duterte of the Philippines popped ...
In the midst of an HIV epidemic, the Philippine government must break with the official Church stance and encourage the use of barrier contraceptives. Uncomfortable laughter reverberated around the room as President Duterte of the Philippines popped ...
“If we were able to keep our income, we’d have been married a long time ago.” Sherri Daniel, who has spinal stenosis and achondroplasia, a form of short-limbed dwarfism, currently receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI), while her fiancé, ...
“If we were able to keep our income, we’d have been married a long time ago.” Sherri Daniel, who has spinal stenosis and achondroplasia, a form of short-limbed dwarfism, currently receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI), while her fiancé, ...
In August 2020, Daniel Martin exited through the front doors of the Cordova Center, a residential reentry center (RRC) in Anchorage, Alaska, after announcing his intention to leave. Less than a day later, he was charged with felony escape and branded...
In August 2020, Daniel Martin exited through the front doors of the Cordova Center, a residential reentry center (RRC) in Anchorage, Alaska, after announcing his intention to leave. Less than a day later, he was charged with felony escape and branded...
Social contract theory generally refers to the tacit agreement between citizens and their government to achieve collective security: Citizens consent to cooperate with laws in exchange for protection, and the government, in turn, offers that security...
Social contract theory generally refers to the tacit agreement between citizens and their government to achieve collective security: Citizens consent to cooperate with laws in exchange for protection, and the government, in turn, offers that security...
The Last Frontier has given us gas, gold, and glory. It’s time for us to borrow some economic policy, too. Alaska, a state most Americans know best for its iconography of Denali and a grizzly bear snatching a salmon between its teeth, is an A...
The Last Frontier has given us gas, gold, and glory. It’s time for us to borrow some economic policy, too. Alaska, a state most Americans know best for its iconography of Denali and a grizzly bear snatching a salmon between its teeth, is an A...