Bad Bunny may not be running for office, but the global pop star has been louder than most politicians about what Puerto Rico lacks: autonomy. He is extremely vocal with his advocacy, his fear of Puerto Rico beckoning “another Hawaii,” and the id...
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...
As a student pursuing Biomedical Engineering at Brown, I am surrounded by “pre-meds.” Research, clinical experience, organic chemistry grades, and the MCAT represent just a small portion of the lengthy checklist of requirements pre-medical studen...
Each story follows a similar arc. Someone, often a public figure, makes a controversial statement that goes viral. People get mad online. Internet sleuths dig up that person’s old posts and comments, adding fuel to the fire. Ultimately, the offende...
Each story follows a similar arc. Someone, often a public figure, makes a controversial statement that goes viral. People get mad online. Internet sleuths dig up that person’s old posts and comments, adding fuel to the fire. Ultimately, the offende...
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...
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...
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a chain of reactions that pushed many countries, including the United States, towards increasing their fossil fuel production. After Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the United States, in addition to ...
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a chain of reactions that pushed many countries, including the United States, towards increasing their fossil fuel production. After Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the United States, in addition to ...
The historic tale of conquistador Hernán Cortes’s encounter with Aztec emperor Moctezuma is one often shared to recount the origins of European colonization of the Americas. Moctezuma showed great hospitality to the Spaniards, crowning Cortés wit...
The historic tale of conquistador Hernán Cortes’s encounter with Aztec emperor Moctezuma is one often shared to recount the origins of European colonization of the Americas. Moctezuma showed great hospitality to the Spaniards, crowning Cortés wit...
Social media and online news have been flooded with tragic images of carnage, destruction, and human suffering in the short time since Russia invaded Ukraine. While neo-imperialist interventions and unlawful occupations in the 21st century are far fr...
Social media and online news have been flooded with tragic images of carnage, destruction, and human suffering in the short time since Russia invaded Ukraine. While neo-imperialist interventions and unlawful occupations in the 21st century are far fr...
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) released a statement in February directly addressing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling the attack an “extreme and asymmetrical escalation” but opposing “other forms of military or economic brink...
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) released a statement in February directly addressing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling the attack an “extreme and asymmetrical escalation” but opposing “other forms of military or economic brink...
Children in the United States are often taught that most colonial settlers left Britain to avoid religious persecution. This classic story of American canon is sometimes framed as part of the explanation for the origins of American secularism. In sho...
Children in the United States are often taught that most colonial settlers left Britain to avoid religious persecution. This classic story of American canon is sometimes framed as part of the explanation for the origins of American secularism. In sho...
A decade ago, Republicans swept the 2010 midterm elections, flipping 63 House seats and a staggering 720 state legislative seats across the country. Using their newfound power, the GOP enacted ruthless gerrymanders—congressional and legislative dis...
A decade ago, Republicans swept the 2010 midterm elections, flipping 63 House seats and a staggering 720 state legislative seats across the country. Using their newfound power, the GOP enacted ruthless gerrymanders—congressional and legislative dis...
The US State Department recently concluded that the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) maritime claims in the South China Sea contravene international law under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Indeed, the PRC ha...
The US State Department recently concluded that the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) maritime claims in the South China Sea contravene international law under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Indeed, the PRC ha...
Less than two weeks into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia became the target of 2,778 new sanctions—including the previous sanctions against the country, Russia is now the world’s most sanctioned nation. Countries from the West and beyond have bet ...
Less than two weeks into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia became the target of 2,778 new sanctions—including the previous sanctions against the country, Russia is now the world’s most sanctioned nation. Countries from the West and beyond have bet ...
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most universally ratified human rights treaty in the history of the United Nations. The treaty lays out childrens’ civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, recognizing that...
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most universally ratified human rights treaty in the history of the United Nations. The treaty lays out childrens’ civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, recognizing that...
Marc Rosario grew up in Fox Point and remembers shoveling sidewalks for Adler’s Hardware on Wickenden and Benefit. In late March, Rosario, now driving for DoorDash part-time, stopped at the Shell gas station next door to purchase water, but not gas...
Marc Rosario grew up in Fox Point and remembers shoveling sidewalks for Adler’s Hardware on Wickenden and Benefit. In late March, Rosario, now driving for DoorDash part-time, stopped at the Shell gas station next door to purchase water, but not gas...