Marked by heavy layers of black clothing, comically tall boots, eccentric eyeliner, and coils of silver chains, goth subculture emerged in 1970s Britain as an offshoot of the punk movement. Since then, both subcultures have mainstreamed radical, anti...
A statement by President Donald Trump on November 1, 2018: “Mass, uncontrolled immigration is especially unfair to the many wonderful, law-abiding immigrants already living here who followed the rules and waited their turn. Some have been waiting f...
The first mental illness attributed to women, and one of the most prolific for four millennia, was so-called “female hysteria.” An amalgamation of symptoms that would be considered both mood and personality disorders in the modern Diagnostic and ...
Grameen Bank’s Rising Risk Interactive Graphic by Myles Gurule [d3-source canvas=”wpd3-13124-0″] Microfinance was speculated to be the magic bullet, end-all cure for poverty. In 2006, Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank wo...
Grameen Bank’s Rising Risk Interactive Graphic by Myles Gurule [d3-source canvas=”wpd3-13124-0″] Microfinance was speculated to be the magic bullet, end-all cure for poverty. In 2006, Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank wo...
Feeling lucky? Submit a pitch to get published in BPR and be entered into a raffle for a St. Patty’s Day Prize! Submit at brownpoliticalreview.org/write-for-bpr by Wednesday, March 19th at 11:59 pm....
Feeling lucky? Submit a pitch to get published in BPR and be entered into a raffle for a St. Patty’s Day Prize! Submit at brownpoliticalreview.org/write-for-bpr by Wednesday, March 19th at 11:59 pm....
On Thursday and Friday, Providence WaterFire hosted the Art of Placemaking conference in the Downtown Omni hotel. This conference brought together economic development professionals, artists, and representatives from the National Endowment for the Ar...
On Thursday and Friday, Providence WaterFire hosted the Art of Placemaking conference in the Downtown Omni hotel. This conference brought together economic development professionals, artists, and representatives from the National Endowment for the Ar...
While the anger that charged the events leading to the premature end of Ray Kelly’s lecture yesterday was justified, holding the intellectual rights of fellow students hostage was not. Wrestling Commissioner Kelly from the stage stripped other atte...
While the anger that charged the events leading to the premature end of Ray Kelly’s lecture yesterday was justified, holding the intellectual rights of fellow students hostage was not. Wrestling Commissioner Kelly from the stage stripped other atte...
BPR is covering live President Paxson’s University forum, which has been scheduled for 8:30pm in Alumnae Hall. After the outcome of yesterday’s Taubman event, in which New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was heckedl offstage and t...
BPR is covering live President Paxson’s University forum, which has been scheduled for 8:30pm in Alumnae Hall. After the outcome of yesterday’s Taubman event, in which New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was heckedl offstage and t...
A new term has sprung up in the urban policy world: Buffalo Hunting. This describes when city chambers of commerce, economic development teams and city councils attempt to lure a major company to town through incentives. The incentives are the rock...
A new term has sprung up in the urban policy world: Buffalo Hunting. This describes when city chambers of commerce, economic development teams and city councils attempt to lure a major company to town through incentives. The incentives are the rock...
On the evening of April 21, members of the Brown community were sent an election update from UCS President Anthony White, ostensibly reporting the outcome of the recent UCS election. Instead, what we found in our inboxes was the following piece of el...
On the evening of April 21, members of the Brown community were sent an election update from UCS President Anthony White, ostensibly reporting the outcome of the recent UCS election. Instead, what we found in our inboxes was the following piece of el...
Welcome back from spring break, Brunonians. After a week at home reading the North Carolina papers, I came up with an NC issue to write about this week. Also, I wanted to use whatever audience BPR has to bring some attention outside NC to a cont...
Welcome back from spring break, Brunonians. After a week at home reading the North Carolina papers, I came up with an NC issue to write about this week. Also, I wanted to use whatever audience BPR has to bring some attention outside NC to a cont...
According to Inside Higher Ed: “The Senate voted last Wednesday to bar the use of National Science Foundation funds for political science research not deemed essential to national security or economic interest.” This article notes that th...
According to Inside Higher Ed: “The Senate voted last Wednesday to bar the use of National Science Foundation funds for political science research not deemed essential to national security or economic interest.” This article notes that th...
It used to be that people would think of Brazil in terms of sparkling beaches, suave bossa nova clubs, and the occasional scantly clad samba dancer. That was before it became one of the most talked-about success stories in contemporary international ...
It used to be that people would think of Brazil in terms of sparkling beaches, suave bossa nova clubs, and the occasional scantly clad samba dancer. That was before it became one of the most talked-about success stories in contemporary international ...
From Wikimedia Commons Lots of cities and states subsidize and promote their airports, and Rhode Island is no exception. Policy has been built around TF Green being a job creator and major asset for the state – a nice, reasonably priced airport w...
From Wikimedia Commons Lots of cities and states subsidize and promote their airports, and Rhode Island is no exception. Policy has been built around TF Green being a job creator and major asset for the state – a nice, reasonably priced airport w...
“This is something we will not give up on because we are not going to give up on destroying the health care system for the American people.” – Paul Ryan, on his budget proposal What more needs to be said. These are strange times we are living i...
“This is something we will not give up on because we are not going to give up on destroying the health care system for the American people.” – Paul Ryan, on his budget proposal What more needs to be said. These are strange times we are living i...