[00:00:00]When I think back on my quite long career in the world of academia, in government, and in public service, there was one occasion where I had a major fall from grace, and it had to do with the reaction of the person who succeeded Nelson Mand...
Foreword by Jennifer Galvin[00:00:00]It’s easy to think about history as something finished, a completed story. Decisions were made. Chapters closed. Lessons were learned. But then there are moments when history doesn’t feel finished at all. And ...
[00:00:00]The moment when South Africa became a democratic society in 1994 and Nelson Mandela became president, it was a moment of extraordinary joy, if you can imagine that. That sort of freedom at last. [Archival news clip]: Nelson Mandela: T...
For decades, college admission exams have been rightfully criticized as discriminatory gatekeeping mechanisms which prohibit access to higher education. While standardized testing has since evolved from its openly Darwinist origins, modern assessment...
For decades, college admission exams have been rightfully criticized as discriminatory gatekeeping mechanisms which prohibit access to higher education. While standardized testing has since evolved from its openly Darwinist origins, modern assessment...
Julie K Brown is an award-winning Investigative Journalist at the Miami Herald. She is best known for her work uncovering Jeffery Epstein’s underage sex ring. When the story lost public attention after a 2007 plea deal was signed off by the former ...
Julie K Brown is an award-winning Investigative Journalist at the Miami Herald. She is best known for her work uncovering Jeffery Epstein’s underage sex ring. When the story lost public attention after a 2007 plea deal was signed off by the former ...
Anita Häusermann Fábos is a Professor of International Development and Social Change at Clark University. She is also the former Director of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo as well as the former Programme Co...
Anita Häusermann Fábos is a Professor of International Development and Social Change at Clark University. She is also the former Director of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo as well as the former Programme Co...
“In Argentina, Blacks do not exist. That is a Brazilian problem,” remarked Carlos Menem, the former president of Argentina. His problematic statement exemplifies the country’s tense relationship with race. Contrary to Menem’s statement, h...
“In Argentina, Blacks do not exist. That is a Brazilian problem,” remarked Carlos Menem, the former president of Argentina. His problematic statement exemplifies the country’s tense relationship with race. Contrary to Menem’s statement, h...
There is no denying that Providence is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis: For the 40 percent of Rhode Island residents who are renters, the market is failing. Currently, house prices are extraordinarily high due to artificial supply constr...
There is no denying that Providence is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis: For the 40 percent of Rhode Island residents who are renters, the market is failing. Currently, house prices are extraordinarily high due to artificial supply constr...
The 2020 Presidential campaigns have thus far been characterized by lofty, idealistic promises for change. These types of simplistic and grandiose proposals tend to galvanize voters and garner support. They do not, however, serve to inform the Americ...
The 2020 Presidential campaigns have thus far been characterized by lofty, idealistic promises for change. These types of simplistic and grandiose proposals tend to galvanize voters and garner support. They do not, however, serve to inform the Americ...
While there is still a long way to go in terms of positive representation of autism in entertainment media, a select few fictional autistic personalities have achieved an impressive degree of Hollywood fame. Many of these highly-visible portrayals, h...
While there is still a long way to go in terms of positive representation of autism in entertainment media, a select few fictional autistic personalities have achieved an impressive degree of Hollywood fame. Many of these highly-visible portrayals, h...
Women now comprise a larger portion of college students than men, in part a reflection of their superior high-school grades. Yet, as one scales the academic ranks, one still finds that gender imbalances have yet to be corrected: only 33 percent of fu...
Women now comprise a larger portion of college students than men, in part a reflection of their superior high-school grades. Yet, as one scales the academic ranks, one still finds that gender imbalances have yet to be corrected: only 33 percent of fu...
Tuition free college has been a staple of progressive campaigns, since Bernie Sanders’ Presidential run in 2016. While this policy has its merits, policymakers are overlooking a much larger problem —the income achievement gap. Minority and low-...
Tuition free college has been a staple of progressive campaigns, since Bernie Sanders’ Presidential run in 2016. While this policy has its merits, policymakers are overlooking a much larger problem —the income achievement gap. Minority and low-...
In this episode, BPRadio collaborates with BPR’s Interviews Board to bring you a conversation with Bill Kristol....
In this episode, BPRadio collaborates with BPR’s Interviews Board to bring you a conversation with Bill Kristol....
“The business of business is business.” This notorious phrase refers to Milton Friedman’s famously provocative article published in 1970 that discussed the ‘social responsibility of business’ – a responsibility that he believed was solel...
“The business of business is business.” This notorious phrase refers to Milton Friedman’s famously provocative article published in 1970 that discussed the ‘social responsibility of business’ – a responsibility that he believed was solel...
Before the “Blue Wave” of 2018, there was the “Republican Revolution” of 1994. In the midterm election of 1994, Republicans gained 54 House seats and 8 Senate seats, which was the biggest swing against a sitting president’s party in two dec...
Before the “Blue Wave” of 2018, there was the “Republican Revolution” of 1994. In the midterm election of 1994, Republicans gained 54 House seats and 8 Senate seats, which was the biggest swing against a sitting president’s party in two dec...