President Donald Trump came to power with “Make America Great Again” as his central slogan. It is a rhetorical move that is premised on a past of greatness. America’s past, however, was not great for many groups. For Indigenous people and Black...
The BPR High School Program invites student writers to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of a semester. Pooja Ezhilmaran is a senior at East Providence High School in Rhode Island. Every year, thousands of high...
The BPR High School Program invites student writers to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of a semester. Catherine Xue is a senior at Bellaire High School. Donald Trump shot during a Pennsylvania rally. Charlie ...
There was an ominous silence after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) finished asking Dr. Arindrajit Dube her question. “If we started in 1960 and we said that as productivity goes up — that is, as workers are producing more — then the minimum wage i...
There was an ominous silence after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) finished asking Dr. Arindrajit Dube her question. “If we started in 1960 and we said that as productivity goes up — that is, as workers are producing more — then the minimum wage i...
by Christina Kata “Your blood, the government’s shedding it/Your nation, they’ve exhausted it/Your religion, they’ve targeted it/Your portion… they’ve swallowed it.” — Ramy Donjewan’s “Ded El 7koma,” or “Against the Gover...
by Christina Kata “Your blood, the government’s shedding it/Your nation, they’ve exhausted it/Your religion, they’ve targeted it/Your portion… they’ve swallowed it.” — Ramy Donjewan’s “Ded El 7koma,” or “Against the Gover...
by Athena Bryan In 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Plata that the degree of overcrowding in California prisons constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Hordes of suffering prisoners might present an image culturally mapped to condition...
by Athena Bryan In 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Plata that the degree of overcrowding in California prisons constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Hordes of suffering prisoners might present an image culturally mapped to condition...
by Lauren Sukin Chris Hadfield recently celebrated St. Patty’s in space. The Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) wore a green shirt and bow tie, snapped a space pic of Ireland that puts your Instagram to shame and record...
by Lauren Sukin Chris Hadfield recently celebrated St. Patty’s in space. The Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) wore a green shirt and bow tie, snapped a space pic of Ireland that puts your Instagram to shame and record...
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers two prominent cases with monumental implications for same-sex marriage, legislatures in several states including Rhode Island have taken up debate whether to potentially preempt the Court by ending their own same-s...
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers two prominent cases with monumental implications for same-sex marriage, legislatures in several states including Rhode Island have taken up debate whether to potentially preempt the Court by ending their own same-s...
“For such a small state, why can’t it get its act together?” This is a sentiment often evoked when thinking of Rhode Island. From unemployment to pension reform, the Union’s tiniest member seems to have the greatest proportion of problems. On...
“For such a small state, why can’t it get its act together?” This is a sentiment often evoked when thinking of Rhode Island. From unemployment to pension reform, the Union’s tiniest member seems to have the greatest proportion of problems. On...
Happy May, readers! I hope that you’re celebrating May Day appropriately, and that you’ve been keeping up with your judicial news. There are several cases that I’d like to call to your attention—they haven’t received as much media coverage ...
Happy May, readers! I hope that you’re celebrating May Day appropriately, and that you’ve been keeping up with your judicial news. There are several cases that I’d like to call to your attention—they haven’t received as much media coverage ...
In many European towns such as Ronda, Toledo, or York one can stand on massive stone walls, look out, and think about why rulers worried about invasion. Yet, as we learned in the past few weeks, the walls served a second purpose: keeping people you...
In many European towns such as Ronda, Toledo, or York one can stand on massive stone walls, look out, and think about why rulers worried about invasion. Yet, as we learned in the past few weeks, the walls served a second purpose: keeping people you...
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner – the annual gala of journalists, celebrities, and (at least this year) the stars of Duck Dynasty – was held Saturday night in Washington. President Obama reconfirmed that, for someone so allegedly aloof a...
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner – the annual gala of journalists, celebrities, and (at least this year) the stars of Duck Dynasty – was held Saturday night in Washington. President Obama reconfirmed that, for someone so allegedly aloof a...
As a rhetorical tactic, establishing a ‘red line’ is pretty impressive. It displays strength by implying that you know both your current position on an issue, as well as what specific events would affect your actions going forward. And in...
As a rhetorical tactic, establishing a ‘red line’ is pretty impressive. It displays strength by implying that you know both your current position on an issue, as well as what specific events would affect your actions going forward. And in...
Amidst storms on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs of air traffic controllers took effect. Travelers at Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Washington, DC airports reportedly faced delays caused not by weather but by “staffing” ...
Amidst storms on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs of air traffic controllers took effect. Travelers at Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Washington, DC airports reportedly faced delays caused not by weather but by “staffing” ...
Recent weeks have seen just how ideologically pure we expect our elected representatives to be. On the issue of gun control, Democrats have been shocked to see a few of their own unwilling to vote for a gun control measure. On the other side, it wa...
Recent weeks have seen just how ideologically pure we expect our elected representatives to be. On the issue of gun control, Democrats have been shocked to see a few of their own unwilling to vote for a gun control measure. On the other side, it wa...