It is impossible to be bored on Año Viejo (New Year’s Eve) in Ecuador’s capital city. The country blends rich traditions typical of many Latin American countries — like eating las doce uvas de la suerte, twelve grapes each bestowed with a wish...
Whether it’s because of poor work performance, misconduct, or plain bad luck, getting fired is a near-universal experience. Even officials at the highest levels of the world’s governments and militaries are vulnerable to being axed. But when thos...
On January 26, 2026, after an unprecedented winter storm left a foot of snow across Providence, residents gleefully went outside to play in the snow, building snowmen, throwing snow, and sledding on hills. It seemed like a perfect day. But unbeknowns...
Shut down borders, limit nonessential travel, and reduce density in shared spaces. Provide personal protective equipment, get tested, and quarantine if symptomatic. These are the guidelines that have been emphasized by the Centers for Disease C...
Shut down borders, limit nonessential travel, and reduce density in shared spaces. Provide personal protective equipment, get tested, and quarantine if symptomatic. These are the guidelines that have been emphasized by the Centers for Disease C...
For decades, Aotearoa (New Zealand) has been suffering from the wounds inflicted by our own “war on drugs” campaign. Laws need to promote health; however, our “war on drugs” has handcuffed us to our own outdated and ineffective protocols that...
For decades, Aotearoa (New Zealand) has been suffering from the wounds inflicted by our own “war on drugs” campaign. Laws need to promote health; however, our “war on drugs” has handcuffed us to our own outdated and ineffective protocols that...
Editor’s Note: This article was written in March 2020, before the period of sudden change following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been very lightly edited since then. Competition has long been hailed as the hallmark of laissez-fair...
Editor’s Note: This article was written in March 2020, before the period of sudden change following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been very lightly edited since then. Competition has long been hailed as the hallmark of laissez-fair...
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 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 ...
George Floyd’s life mattered. Like Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and too many others whose names we don’t know, Floyd was stolen from friends and family members who loved him and cared about him. His murder cannot be undone, and...
George Floyd’s life mattered. Like Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and too many others whose names we don’t know, Floyd was stolen from friends and family members who loved him and cared about him. His murder cannot be undone, and...
Dylan Owen is an independent rap artist from New York City. Owen entered the music scene after leaving Cornell University in 2011 to develop his career, and, by 2012, had been named one of Billboard’s Next Big Sound Artists. He has since been featu...
Dylan Owen is an independent rap artist from New York City. Owen entered the music scene after leaving Cornell University in 2011 to develop his career, and, by 2012, had been named one of Billboard’s Next Big Sound Artists. He has since been featu...
https://www.facebook.com/BrownPoliticalReview/videos/1322130104841359/ Produced by Mina Kao, Aila Rodriguez & Anson Shyu music credits: Modern Jazz Samba Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licenseht...
https://www.facebook.com/BrownPoliticalReview/videos/1322130104841359/ Produced by Mina Kao, Aila Rodriguez & Anson Shyu music credits: Modern Jazz Samba Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licenseht...
Professor Roberto Serrano is currently a Harrison S. Kravis University Professor of Economics at Brown University. He has made contributions to several areas, including implementation theory and mechanism design, bargaining theory, the economics of r...
Professor Roberto Serrano is currently a Harrison S. Kravis University Professor of Economics at Brown University. He has made contributions to several areas, including implementation theory and mechanism design, bargaining theory, the economics of r...
US history is peppered with instances of communities seeking political independence from government authorities. In the 19th century, a wave of utopianism swept across the country; the search for perfection through isolation gave rise to communities ...
US history is peppered with instances of communities seeking political independence from government authorities. In the 19th century, a wave of utopianism swept across the country; the search for perfection through isolation gave rise to communities ...
OVERVIEW: Featuring interviews from three women who testified before the Congressional Subcommittee on Human Rights in South Asia in October 2019, this episode of BPRadio seeks to understand the complex media portrayals of the human rights situation ...
OVERVIEW: Featuring interviews from three women who testified before the Congressional Subcommittee on Human Rights in South Asia in October 2019, this episode of BPRadio seeks to understand the complex media portrayals of the human rights situation ...
Dr. Azim Shariff is a social psychologist whose research focuses on where morality intersects with religion, cultural attitudes and economics. Shariff is one of the researchers behind the Moral Machine study, the largest ever study on machine ethics,...
Dr. Azim Shariff is a social psychologist whose research focuses on where morality intersects with religion, cultural attitudes and economics. Shariff is one of the researchers behind the Moral Machine study, the largest ever study on machine ethics,...