This past March, South Koreans elected former anti-corruption prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol as their next president. Yoon, an opposition candidate from the conservative People Power Party (PPP), narrowly defeated Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Par...
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This past March, South Koreans elected former anti-corruption prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol as their next president. Yoon, an opposition candidate from the conservative People Power Party (PPP), narrowly defeated Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Par...
In the first installation of this mini-series amplifying politically-active student voices on campus, BPR’s Media Board presents Brown Votes: a student-led initiative which works to improve voter registration and participation at Brown University. ...
In the first installation of this mini-series amplifying politically-active student voices on campus, BPR’s Media Board presents Brown Votes: a student-led initiative which works to improve voter registration and participation at Brown University. ...
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...
A series of intense pro-democracy protests took Hong Kong by storm in the latter half of 2019 following the introduction of an extradition law that enables China to extradite criminals convicted in Hong Kong. The protests left the city in a state of ...
A series of intense pro-democracy protests took Hong Kong by storm in the latter half of 2019 following the introduction of an extradition law that enables China to extradite criminals convicted in Hong Kong. The protests left the city in a state of ...
Over his 26-year career, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has won 62 fights, 12 world titles, and millions of dollars in prize money. Yet, as his time in the UFC ring comes to an end, Pacquiao is gearing up for a different kind of ring: the Philippine p...
Over his 26-year career, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has won 62 fights, 12 world titles, and millions of dollars in prize money. Yet, as his time in the UFC ring comes to an end, Pacquiao is gearing up for a different kind of ring: the Philippine p...
Last October, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) announced that he would not be seeking re-election at the end of his term in 2022. Now an open seat, Democrats and Republicans alike have turned their focus to the Pennsylvania Senate race—and given the chamb...
Last October, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) announced that he would not be seeking re-election at the end of his term in 2022. Now an open seat, Democrats and Republicans alike have turned their focus to the Pennsylvania Senate race—and given the chamb...
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to reassemble an electoral coalition following its devastating 2019 defeat to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, internal debate has arisen over new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s use of the British flag. With L...
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to reassemble an electoral coalition following its devastating 2019 defeat to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, internal debate has arisen over new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s use of the British flag. With L...
Steve Hough is the director of Florida Fair and Open Primaries, an organization that, alongside Open Primaries and All Voters Vote, supported Florida’s 2020 Ballot Amendment 3. Amendment 3 would have implemented a top-two jungle primary system in F...
Steve Hough is the director of Florida Fair and Open Primaries, an organization that, alongside Open Primaries and All Voters Vote, supported Florida’s 2020 Ballot Amendment 3. Amendment 3 would have implemented a top-two jungle primary system in F...
Max Pushkin ’22.5 and Ben Lipson ’22.5 are two of the co-founders of Make Room, a grassroots political action committee. On a cloudy June morning in the state of Kentucky, voters lined up across the state to cast their ballots in the 2020 Democra...
Max Pushkin ’22.5 and Ben Lipson ’22.5 are two of the co-founders of Make Room, a grassroots political action committee. On a cloudy June morning in the state of Kentucky, voters lined up across the state to cast their ballots in the 2020 Democra...
Jesse Wegman is a member of The New York Times editorial board, where he writes editorials on the Supreme Court and legal affairs. He previously worked as a senior editor at The Daily Beast and Newsweek, a legal editor at Reuters, and the managing ed...
Jesse Wegman is a member of The New York Times editorial board, where he writes editorials on the Supreme Court and legal affairs. He previously worked as a senior editor at The Daily Beast and Newsweek, a legal editor at Reuters, and the managing ed...
Bushra Amiwala currently serves on the Skokie School District 73.5 Board of Education. At 22 years old, she is the youngest Muslim holding elected public office in the United States. Amiwala garnered national attention in 2018 at age 19, running agai...
Bushra Amiwala currently serves on the Skokie School District 73.5 Board of Education. At 22 years old, she is the youngest Muslim holding elected public office in the United States. Amiwala garnered national attention in 2018 at age 19, running agai...
Since the landmark Citizens United decision of 2010, U.S. elections have become less about voters and their voices and more about the moneyed elite and their bottomless wallets. Corporations, unions, and wealthy donors funnel millions of dollars into...
Since the landmark Citizens United decision of 2010, U.S. elections have become less about voters and their voices and more about the moneyed elite and their bottomless wallets. Corporations, unions, and wealthy donors funnel millions of dollars into...