On September 29, the new Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, was sworn in alongside his erstwhile rival, now second-in-command, Abdullah Abdullah. After a bitter feud between the two leaders, Ghani was crowned the winner of the controversial elections wi...
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On September 29, the new Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, was sworn in alongside his erstwhile rival, now second-in-command, Abdullah Abdullah. After a bitter feud between the two leaders, Ghani was crowned the winner of the controversial elections wi...
The Republican Party is like a bunch of awkward guys on dates — trying very hard, but having trouble winning over women. With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have ramped up their efforts to woo women voters to v...
The Republican Party is like a bunch of awkward guys on dates — trying very hard, but having trouble winning over women. With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have ramped up their efforts to woo women voters to v...
The obvious is treated discretely in Brazil: Two women are fighting head-to-head for the presidency, one black and one white, and yet race is not at the forefront of the debate. Compared to when when President Obama was running for the presidency, th...
The obvious is treated discretely in Brazil: Two women are fighting head-to-head for the presidency, one black and one white, and yet race is not at the forefront of the debate. Compared to when when President Obama was running for the presidency, th...
Nouri al-Maliki’s abdication from the position of Iraqi Prime Minister last month sent shockwaves around the Middle East and the world. Under increasing pressure from his allies in Washington and from elsewhere on the international scene, Maliki re...
Nouri al-Maliki’s abdication from the position of Iraqi Prime Minister last month sent shockwaves around the Middle East and the world. Under increasing pressure from his allies in Washington and from elsewhere on the international scene, Maliki re...
John Dennis is running against Majority Leader Pelosi this November.Art by Katrina Machado John Dennis’ next few months look rough. Dennis, a San Francisco real estate agent, is traversing the city trying to generate support for his Congressional c...
John Dennis is running against Majority Leader Pelosi this November.Art by Katrina Machado John Dennis’ next few months look rough. Dennis, a San Francisco real estate agent, is traversing the city trying to generate support for his Congressional c...
John Dennis is the Republican candidate for California’s twelfth Congressional district. Running on a libertarian platform, Dennis will face Major Leader Nancy Pelosi for a third time this November. Dennis conducted this interview with BPR&#...
John Dennis is the Republican candidate for California’s twelfth Congressional district. Running on a libertarian platform, Dennis will face Major Leader Nancy Pelosi for a third time this November. Dennis conducted this interview with BPR&#...
Art by Emily Reif There’s a general understanding amongst the members of the American public that midterm elections are not, for most presidents, terribly pleasant. Much like the reevaluation that sometimes follows a daring decision to consume dodg...
Art by Emily Reif There’s a general understanding amongst the members of the American public that midterm elections are not, for most presidents, terribly pleasant. Much like the reevaluation that sometimes follows a daring decision to consume dodg...
Art by Olivia Watson Four years ago, then-Mayor John Hickenlooper leveraged his popular, quirky image to catapult himself out of Denver’s city hall and into the Colorado governor’s mansion. However, the several pieces of peculiar legislation that...
Art by Olivia Watson Four years ago, then-Mayor John Hickenlooper leveraged his popular, quirky image to catapult himself out of Denver’s city hall and into the Colorado governor’s mansion. However, the several pieces of peculiar legislation that...
Does gerrymandering contribute to polarization? Art by Katrina Machado In the July tradition of summer camps past, let’s play Two Truths and a Lie: Gerrymander Edition. Ready? Guess the lie: 1. Based on national votes cast for them, Democrats shou...
Does gerrymandering contribute to polarization? Art by Katrina Machado In the July tradition of summer camps past, let’s play Two Truths and a Lie: Gerrymander Edition. Ready? Guess the lie: 1. Based on national votes cast for them, Democrats shou...
Art by Anisa Holmes On a recent visit to my former high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, I asked my 12th grade English teacher, Kristen Ohaver, what she thought of the Republican-controlled state government. A devout Catholic and steadfast Repub...
Art by Anisa Holmes On a recent visit to my former high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, I asked my 12th grade English teacher, Kristen Ohaver, what she thought of the Republican-controlled state government. A devout Catholic and steadfast Repub...
Art by Olivia Watson Frank Underwood might be a Democrat, but it was Republican Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) that Kevin Spacey shadowed to learn the ins and outs of politics on Capitol Hill. The House of Cards production team even employed Mc...
Art by Olivia Watson Frank Underwood might be a Democrat, but it was Republican Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) that Kevin Spacey shadowed to learn the ins and outs of politics on Capitol Hill. The House of Cards production team even employed Mc...
Art by Emily Reif Since the founding of America, religion has always been both a powerful influence and a blunt weapon in political discourse. Politicians from across the aisle have no qualms in bringing up their religion when debating policy and pas...
Art by Emily Reif Since the founding of America, religion has always been both a powerful influence and a blunt weapon in political discourse. Politicians from across the aisle have no qualms in bringing up their religion when debating policy and pas...