In July of 1995, Chicago experienced an intense heatwave, watching temperatures climb tas high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit while feeling like124 degrees. Over the five days this extreme heat lasted, 739 people died, most of them Black, low-income, and ...
Putting on a pair of glasses should not be enough to identify a stranger, pull up their home address, and turn a chance encounter into a data profile. But in 2024, two Harvard students did exactly that. Using Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, the facia...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
by Albert Anderson For over 200 years the men of the United States Armed Forces have served in combat roles the world over. In the popular imagination, this conjures images such as G.I. Joe defeating the Cobra terrorists or Rambo shooting his way thr...
by Albert Anderson For over 200 years the men of the United States Armed Forces have served in combat roles the world over. In the popular imagination, this conjures images such as G.I. Joe defeating the Cobra terrorists or Rambo shooting his way thr...
On April 10th, President Obama will finally release his 2014 budget proposal. The budget has been delayed two months due to uncertainties regarding the fiscal cliff and sequestration, but I think it will ultimately be well worth the wait. Within this...
On April 10th, President Obama will finally release his 2014 budget proposal. The budget has been delayed two months due to uncertainties regarding the fiscal cliff and sequestration, but I think it will ultimately be well worth the wait. Within this...
Hello, readers—let’s cut to the chase. Last week, on March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two cases relating to same-sex marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. Hollingsworth asks whether the Fourteenth Amendment’s E...
Hello, readers—let’s cut to the chase. Last week, on March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two cases relating to same-sex marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. Hollingsworth asks whether the Fourteenth Amendment’s E...
Despite the GOP’s established understanding of itself as a party with some serious diversity issues, Republicans are already coming out against Thomas Perez, Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary. Considering the support Perez has garnered for his ...
Despite the GOP’s established understanding of itself as a party with some serious diversity issues, Republicans are already coming out against Thomas Perez, Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary. Considering the support Perez has garnered for his ...
99 days. That’s how long it’s been since the Newtown massacre. We know the gruesome numbers: twenty young children and seven teachers dead at the hands of a mentally ill killer and his Bushmaster .223 assault rifle. Since that fateful day, appr...
99 days. That’s how long it’s been since the Newtown massacre. We know the gruesome numbers: twenty young children and seven teachers dead at the hands of a mentally ill killer and his Bushmaster .223 assault rifle. Since that fateful day, appr...
Bob Inglis, a former Republican congressman from South Carolina, spoke to members of the Brown community Tuesday about climate change. Inglis, while in Congress, voted against a cap and trade system to reduce carbon emissions. But he’s come to...
Bob Inglis, a former Republican congressman from South Carolina, spoke to members of the Brown community Tuesday about climate change. Inglis, while in Congress, voted against a cap and trade system to reduce carbon emissions. But he’s come to...
To much fanfare, the University recently announced the creation of a new School of Public Health. Slated to open in July, the school will help improve Brown’s health courses and combine them into a single program. Public Health will become the thir...
To much fanfare, the University recently announced the creation of a new School of Public Health. Slated to open in July, the school will help improve Brown’s health courses and combine them into a single program. Public Health will become the thir...
Yesterday was big for gun control advocates and opponents alike. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper signed into law bills that require background checks for gun owners and restrict the sale of magazines with more than 15 rounds. “If legislation li...
Yesterday was big for gun control advocates and opponents alike. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper signed into law bills that require background checks for gun owners and restrict the sale of magazines with more than 15 rounds. “If legislation li...
New Yorkers, you are one of the 190 million. If you live in LA you’re in the club too. Houston, Seattle, you can definitely tag along. In fact, almost every major metropolitan area – and all those places on the coasts and borders in between them ...
New Yorkers, you are one of the 190 million. If you live in LA you’re in the club too. Houston, Seattle, you can definitely tag along. In fact, almost every major metropolitan area – and all those places on the coasts and borders in between them ...
Hello, readers. There are no Fourth Amendment decisions being handed down (I just want my warrant rights clarified, Court!) and we’ve still got a week to go before the same-sex marriage cases, so I’m going to take a break from present-day Suprem...
Hello, readers. There are no Fourth Amendment decisions being handed down (I just want my warrant rights clarified, Court!) and we’ve still got a week to go before the same-sex marriage cases, so I’m going to take a break from present-day Suprem...
Senator Rob Portman, Republican from Ohio, came out last week in support of same-sex marriage. Portman, who had previously opposed gay marriage, reconsidered his position after learning is son his gay. Portman’s op-ed is heartfelt, and reflects sev...
Senator Rob Portman, Republican from Ohio, came out last week in support of same-sex marriage. Portman, who had previously opposed gay marriage, reconsidered his position after learning is son his gay. Portman’s op-ed is heartfelt, and reflects sev...
I walked up into the store like I got a big—well, a big thrift shop party to prepare for. And it was when milling through the Salvation Army store east of campus that I first heard the news of Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) endorsing same-sex marriage....
I walked up into the store like I got a big—well, a big thrift shop party to prepare for. And it was when milling through the Salvation Army store east of campus that I first heard the news of Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) endorsing same-sex marriage....