Joseph M. Sellers is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney who has been a trailblazer for victims of discrimination. He played a pivotal role in such seminal legislation as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of ...
Brendan Fleig-Goldstein is a philosophy professor and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University’s Cogut Institute for the Humanities. His research explores the philosophical foundations of cognitive science and artificial intelligence. In part...
After nearly a decade of conflict, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, garnering significant public attention. Now, over four years later, this direct warfare is still ongoing, but the public spotlight has largely faded...
The German government’s historical record of integrating Muslim migrants is less than stellar. The 867,000 mostly Turkish-Muslim “guest workers” who arrived in Germany during the post-World War II economic boom were originally only permitted to...
The German government’s historical record of integrating Muslim migrants is less than stellar. The 867,000 mostly Turkish-Muslim “guest workers” who arrived in Germany during the post-World War II economic boom were originally only permitted to...
Unlikely as it may seem in our current moment of political paralysis, consider the following thought experiment: A rare tide of reason sweeps across the United Nations at next year’s Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties. Deleg...
Unlikely as it may seem in our current moment of political paralysis, consider the following thought experiment: A rare tide of reason sweeps across the United Nations at next year’s Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties. Deleg...
Before his chance encounter with a Dutch reporter in 2014, Ivorian cocoa farmer N’Da Alphonse was unaware of the fate of the beans he harvested and sold, beyond their eventual use as a food additive somewhere far away from his village. When the rep...
Before his chance encounter with a Dutch reporter in 2014, Ivorian cocoa farmer N’Da Alphonse was unaware of the fate of the beans he harvested and sold, beyond their eventual use as a food additive somewhere far away from his village. When the rep...
In 1997, Rodney Reed was convicted of murder, ending a lengthy investigation into the death of a young woman named Stacey Stites. But to Reed, the case was never really closed; he strongly avows his innocence. Almost 23 years later, the public seems ...
In 1997, Rodney Reed was convicted of murder, ending a lengthy investigation into the death of a young woman named Stacey Stites. But to Reed, the case was never really closed; he strongly avows his innocence. Almost 23 years later, the public seems ...
In 2006, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer launched a $258 million advertising campaign for Lipitor, a high cholesterol treatment. One ad showed Dr. Robert Jarvik M.D. expertly rowing across a lake. Yet unbeknownst to most viewers, Pfizer used a body doubl...
In 2006, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer launched a $258 million advertising campaign for Lipitor, a high cholesterol treatment. One ad showed Dr. Robert Jarvik M.D. expertly rowing across a lake. Yet unbeknownst to most viewers, Pfizer used a body doubl...
From the taxi cabs, tuk-tuks (miniature three-wheeled vehicles), and vendor stands crowding the busy streets of Cairo blares a genre of music featuring heavy synthesizers, rapid-tempo beats, and trap influences. It’s known as “Mahraganat,” the ...
From the taxi cabs, tuk-tuks (miniature three-wheeled vehicles), and vendor stands crowding the busy streets of Cairo blares a genre of music featuring heavy synthesizers, rapid-tempo beats, and trap influences. It’s known as “Mahraganat,” the ...
Shamima Begum, a British citizen born to Bangladeshi parents, recently lost the first stage of her appeal to retain British citizenship. The decision was celebrated by many in the UK as the delivery of justice. In 2015, at 15 years old, Begum left th...
Shamima Begum, a British citizen born to Bangladeshi parents, recently lost the first stage of her appeal to retain British citizenship. The decision was celebrated by many in the UK as the delivery of justice. In 2015, at 15 years old, Begum left th...
Decades ago, few would have placed bets on the survival of the kakapo. Indigenous to New Zealand, kakapos are a rare flightless, nocturnal, and unusually large breed of parrot. They might be the world’s oldest living bird, and were once so abundant...
Decades ago, few would have placed bets on the survival of the kakapo. Indigenous to New Zealand, kakapos are a rare flightless, nocturnal, and unusually large breed of parrot. They might be the world’s oldest living bird, and were once so abundant...
In recent years, life for citizens in the small Kingdom of Lesotho has changed significantly. The rains of farming season arrive increasingly later, turning once-lush gardens into patches of dust. With 90 percent of rural water sources already dried ...
In recent years, life for citizens in the small Kingdom of Lesotho has changed significantly. The rains of farming season arrive increasingly later, turning once-lush gardens into patches of dust. With 90 percent of rural water sources already dried ...
Positionality statement from the author: As an American at a privileged institution, I am aware of my responsibility to be an educated and informed citizen of the histories and cultures of the diverse array of peoples in this country, including indig...
Positionality statement from the author: As an American at a privileged institution, I am aware of my responsibility to be an educated and informed citizen of the histories and cultures of the diverse array of peoples in this country, including indig...
Rows of wind turbines line the mountain ridges atop remote villages in Alaska, where diesel-powered electricity is so expensive that local communities have been driven toward renewables out of financial necessity. In off-grid communities, however, sh...
Rows of wind turbines line the mountain ridges atop remote villages in Alaska, where diesel-powered electricity is so expensive that local communities have been driven toward renewables out of financial necessity. In off-grid communities, however, sh...
I met Ricardo in January 2020. He wore a black wool jacket, which seemed like overkill in the Tijuana sun. During Brown’s “US-Mexico Border and Borderlands: Experiential Learning On the Ground and In the Field” course in January 2020, I heard m...
I met Ricardo in January 2020. He wore a black wool jacket, which seemed like overkill in the Tijuana sun. During Brown’s “US-Mexico Border and Borderlands: Experiential Learning On the Ground and In the Field” course in January 2020, I heard m...