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...
They creep out of the shadows, changing their political colors to whatever is most popular as elections draw near. Once in power, the cycle repeats, as they modify priorities to prepare for a reelection. They can be loud in shameless denial of ...
Meet Nyankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, two men buried together in the same tomb during the 5th dynasty in Egypt. Despite both having wives and families, the painting shows them embracing and touching noses. In Egyptian art, this act represents a kiss. This...
Since the first Russian troops began invading Crimea, the West has considered various approaches to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. For the United States and the European Union, focusing on diplomatic talks is a more effective strategy than the ...
Since the first Russian troops began invading Crimea, the West has considered various approaches to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. For the United States and the European Union, focusing on diplomatic talks is a more effective strategy than the ...
In the last half-century, the idea that a regional and economic power has taken no part in military expansion or even intervention seems incredible, but Japan’s rise from the ashes of WWII seemed to prove that the old world militarism could finally...
In the last half-century, the idea that a regional and economic power has taken no part in military expansion or even intervention seems incredible, but Japan’s rise from the ashes of WWII seemed to prove that the old world militarism could finally...
President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff In June 2013, the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil erupted in protest over the rising cost of public transportation. The protests quickly snowballed into a referendum on the Brazilian public’s discontent with the...
President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff In June 2013, the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil erupted in protest over the rising cost of public transportation. The protests quickly snowballed into a referendum on the Brazilian public’s discontent with the...
Over the course of eight months from October to June of this year, 52,000 child immigrants have endured the long and perilous journey to arrive at the US-Mexico border. Media outlets around the globe released shocking photos, where children, some as ...
Over the course of eight months from October to June of this year, 52,000 child immigrants have endured the long and perilous journey to arrive at the US-Mexico border. Media outlets around the globe released shocking photos, where children, some as ...
On August 19, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist group, released a graphic video that depicted the beheading of the American journalist James Foley. The following morning President Obama delivered a speech from Martha’s Vineyar...
On August 19, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist group, released a graphic video that depicted the beheading of the American journalist James Foley. The following morning President Obama delivered a speech from Martha’s Vineyar...
Images of death and destruction in Gaza have elicited anguished reactions and raised large questions that go well beyond the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. “Why Gaza Matters,” an open discussion led by five Brown faculty, addresses the causes, con...
Images of death and destruction in Gaza have elicited anguished reactions and raised large questions that go well beyond the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. “Why Gaza Matters,” an open discussion led by five Brown faculty, addresses the causes, con...
In the past week of unseasonably wet weather, campaign posters like a plague of mushrooms have sprouted across Turkey, a country gearing up for its first direct presidential election on August 10. Almost overnight, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
In the past week of unseasonably wet weather, campaign posters like a plague of mushrooms have sprouted across Turkey, a country gearing up for its first direct presidential election on August 10. Almost overnight, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, Germany ambitiously vowed to shut down all its nuclear capacity in favor of renewable energy sources. Germany has been expanding its renewable capacity for years. In 2000, Germany produced 4% of its energy t...
Following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, Germany ambitiously vowed to shut down all its nuclear capacity in favor of renewable energy sources. Germany has been expanding its renewable capacity for years. In 2000, Germany produced 4% of its energy t...
Mariela Castro is both advocate and propaganda machine. Regardless, her efforts towards the LGBTI movement have been derided by some as superficial. A pioneer in the region, Cuba has begun to add to its list of internal advancements LGBTI rights; the...
Mariela Castro is both advocate and propaganda machine. Regardless, her efforts towards the LGBTI movement have been derided by some as superficial. A pioneer in the region, Cuba has begun to add to its list of internal advancements LGBTI rights; the...
Across the United States, politicians and voters are gearing up for midterm elections, where candidates for local, state and national offices will battle for victory. Across the Atlantic, the electorate is gearing up for another battle entirely: Scot...
Across the United States, politicians and voters are gearing up for midterm elections, where candidates for local, state and national offices will battle for victory. Across the Atlantic, the electorate is gearing up for another battle entirely: Scot...
Americans have a notorious sweet tooth. The average American now consumes 20 teaspoons of combined sugars — just under half a cup and twice the recommended amount — every day. Our enormous consumption of sugar has been unequivocally linked to the...
Americans have a notorious sweet tooth. The average American now consumes 20 teaspoons of combined sugars — just under half a cup and twice the recommended amount — every day. Our enormous consumption of sugar has been unequivocally linked to the...
Teenage blond twins singing a duet about love rarely are rejected with vigor. But that’s just what happened in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) when the audience booed Russia’s entry. Rather than a sudden aversion to twins or love song...
Teenage blond twins singing a duet about love rarely are rejected with vigor. But that’s just what happened in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) when the audience booed Russia’s entry. Rather than a sudden aversion to twins or love song...