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Last month, a project 50 years in the making near-reached completion, and there were tears of outrage and tears of joy. On May 2, POLITICO published a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrini...

Decrepit Democracy: The Wretched and the Damned

Last month, a project 50 years in the making near-reached completion, and there were tears of outrage and tears of joy. On May 2, POLITICO published a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrini...

The 2022 college admissions cycle highlights two contradicting realities in higher education. On one hand, top-tier universities showcased their lowest admissions rates in history and a more socioeconomically diverse set of applicants. But greater ec...

The Gilded Age of Higher Education

The 2022 college admissions cycle highlights two contradicting realities in higher education. On one hand, top-tier universities showcased their lowest admissions rates in history and a more socioeconomically diverse set of applicants. But greater ec...

When we enter a grocery store, we are immediately bombarded with all sorts of buzzwords: “cage-free,” “free range,” “sustainable,” “grass fed.” The list of labels is endless. Most of us are happy to pay a small premium for these produ...

The Meat Industry’s Hand in Food Labeling

When we enter a grocery store, we are immediately bombarded with all sorts of buzzwords: “cage-free,” “free range,” “sustainable,” “grass fed.” The list of labels is endless. Most of us are happy to pay a small premium for these produ...

Ronald Reagan called it “anti-democratic and un-American.” Barack Obama blamed it for partisan polarization. It seems politicians across the political spectrum can agree: Gerrymandering is bad for democracy. First coined in 1812 to describe a Mas...

The Unlikely Hero of Congressional Redistricting

Ronald Reagan called it “anti-democratic and un-American.” Barack Obama blamed it for partisan polarization. It seems politicians across the political spectrum can agree: Gerrymandering is bad for democracy. First coined in 1812 to describe a Mas...

Strangers streamed into the milling villages within Scituate, Rhode Island in the summer of 1915. Arriving by train and in jet-black Model T cars, they parsed through land deeds at the town clerk’s office and took photographs of local homes. Suspic...

The Dark History of Providence’s Water Supply

Strangers streamed into the milling villages within Scituate, Rhode Island in the summer of 1915. Arriving by train and in jet-black Model T cars, they parsed through land deeds at the town clerk’s office and took photographs of local homes. Suspic...