An archival recollection of the Chinatown that once stood in downtown Providence, this short documentary traces how a community grew, lived, and receded. This video would not have been possible without the extensive support of Yuanyuan (Angela) Feng,...
A flip of blonde hair. A flash of bright blue eyes. With this grounding imagery, the camera pans slowly across her body, and then an abrupt order—“Hey! Eyes up here!” The camera sharply jerks up to encounter actress Sydney Sweeney. She smiles a...
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...
As caucuses in Iowa closed on February 3rd, Americans waited with bated breath to learn which Democratic candidates will have an early advantage in the party’s primary contest. The election was already fraught with uncertainty; just two days earlie...
As caucuses in Iowa closed on February 3rd, Americans waited with bated breath to learn which Democratic candidates will have an early advantage in the party’s primary contest. The election was already fraught with uncertainty; just two days earlie...
For years, conservatives in America have railed against Big Tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube, for using vague speech guidelines on their forums as a weapon to ban (and shadowban) their accounts, delete posts and remove...
For years, conservatives in America have railed against Big Tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube, for using vague speech guidelines on their forums as a weapon to ban (and shadowban) their accounts, delete posts and remove...
Dramatic music. Aerial shots of imposing ships. Rugged soldiers storming a battlefield to sonorous narration. The clip ends on the emblem of the Marines, along with the tagline “The Few. The Proud.” Despite the veneer of governmental legitimacy, ...
Dramatic music. Aerial shots of imposing ships. Rugged soldiers storming a battlefield to sonorous narration. The clip ends on the emblem of the Marines, along with the tagline “The Few. The Proud.” Despite the veneer of governmental legitimacy, ...
In a heated primary that has seen the Democratic hopefuls castigate nearly every dimension of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden perhaps lays claim to the field’s most original criticism. In celebration of National Cat Day, Biden reframed the 2...
In a heated primary that has seen the Democratic hopefuls castigate nearly every dimension of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden perhaps lays claim to the field’s most original criticism. In celebration of National Cat Day, Biden reframed the 2...
From California, where there are more than three times as many illicit cannabis dispensaries than licit ones, to Oregon, where the State Police Sergeant laments a growing problem with illegal marijuana, the black market for weed has persisted in stat...
From California, where there are more than three times as many illicit cannabis dispensaries than licit ones, to Oregon, where the State Police Sergeant laments a growing problem with illegal marijuana, the black market for weed has persisted in stat...
Public transit in major American cities is undergoing a facelift. The New York City subway, after a recent investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, has been dubbed “no longer a daily disaster.” Atlanta has paid 95.6 million dollars to drama...
Public transit in major American cities is undergoing a facelift. The New York City subway, after a recent investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, has been dubbed “no longer a daily disaster.” Atlanta has paid 95.6 million dollars to drama...
When it comes to climate policy in the United States, proposals are grouped in one of two poles. The first falls under the progressive umbrella of the Green New Deal (GND), initially proposed in Congress by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-...
When it comes to climate policy in the United States, proposals are grouped in one of two poles. The first falls under the progressive umbrella of the Green New Deal (GND), initially proposed in Congress by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-...
Today, as the temperatures drop in Nashville, people experiencing homelessness in the city may find themselves retiring to a jail to sleep for the night. An empty jail is currently being used as an overflow shelter for the city’s homeless pop...
Today, as the temperatures drop in Nashville, people experiencing homelessness in the city may find themselves retiring to a jail to sleep for the night. An empty jail is currently being used as an overflow shelter for the city’s homeless pop...
Take a look out of your window. You’ll probably see homes or apartment buildings, fairly similar to your own. What rules determine who lives there? This formation of individuals wasn’t the result of pure market forces. Neighborhoods are shaped by...
Take a look out of your window. You’ll probably see homes or apartment buildings, fairly similar to your own. What rules determine who lives there? This formation of individuals wasn’t the result of pure market forces. Neighborhoods are shaped by...
In June of 2014, Barack Obama was featured in a YouTube video for the #CloseTheWordGap campaign in which he explained that “during the first three years of life, a child born into a low-income family hears 30 million fewer words than a child born i...
In June of 2014, Barack Obama was featured in a YouTube video for the #CloseTheWordGap campaign in which he explained that “during the first three years of life, a child born into a low-income family hears 30 million fewer words than a child born i...
In early October, Forever 21, a kingpin in the world of fast fashion, declared bankruptcy. It will close up to 350 of its 800 stores across the U.S. and cease operations in 40 countries. Forever 21 is the latest in a string of retail giants to suffer...
In early October, Forever 21, a kingpin in the world of fast fashion, declared bankruptcy. It will close up to 350 of its 800 stores across the U.S. and cease operations in 40 countries. Forever 21 is the latest in a string of retail giants to suffer...
It has been a turbulent four months in Providence after a devastating report diagnosing the epidemic dysfunction and subpar performance that plague the city’s public schools. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, with the support of Rhode...
It has been a turbulent four months in Providence after a devastating report diagnosing the epidemic dysfunction and subpar performance that plague the city’s public schools. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, with the support of Rhode...