YouTube—home of Nyan Cats, bad celebrity lip syncs, and more—is also a breeding ground for conspiracy theorists and white supremacists. Although popular conceptions of radical safe spaces bring to mind the Dark Web and non-mainstream platforms, t...
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YouTube—home of Nyan Cats, bad celebrity lip syncs, and more—is also a breeding ground for conspiracy theorists and white supremacists. Although popular conceptions of radical safe spaces bring to mind the Dark Web and non-mainstream platforms, t...
On a midnight raid in a rural region of Brittany, France, furious farmers blockaded roads with bales of hay. Other farmers dumped 3.5 million liters of milk next to a popular tourist monastery, torched tax offices, and doused 140 metric tons of fish ...
On a midnight raid in a rural region of Brittany, France, furious farmers blockaded roads with bales of hay. Other farmers dumped 3.5 million liters of milk next to a popular tourist monastery, torched tax offices, and doused 140 metric tons of fish ...
The past year has seen a significant rise in movements supporting sexual assault and harassment victims, most notably #MeToo and Time’s Up. Coinciding with these movements, a record breaking number of women across various industries have come f...
The past year has seen a significant rise in movements supporting sexual assault and harassment victims, most notably #MeToo and Time’s Up. Coinciding with these movements, a record breaking number of women across various industries have come f...
The day after the testimonies of both Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, I received a text message from a friend. She sent me two images, one of pink writing on an orange bac...
The day after the testimonies of both Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, I received a text message from a friend. She sent me two images, one of pink writing on an orange bac...
Any family that decides to surf channels on the TV to watch the news, sports, or a movie in the fall of an election year will undoubtedly be inundated with political advertisements. With an especially contentious midterm on the horizon, one can expec...
Any family that decides to surf channels on the TV to watch the news, sports, or a movie in the fall of an election year will undoubtedly be inundated with political advertisements. With an especially contentious midterm on the horizon, one can expec...
“Even if people don’t like me, they have to vote for me. They have no choice. Even if you can’t stand Donald Trump, you think Donald Trump is the worst, you’re going to vote for me. You know why? Justices of the Supreme Court,” Trump said a...
“Even if people don’t like me, they have to vote for me. They have no choice. Even if you can’t stand Donald Trump, you think Donald Trump is the worst, you’re going to vote for me. You know why? Justices of the Supreme Court,” Trump said a...
Fifty years ago, Ira Magaziner and a well-organized coalition of students changed the nature of education at Brown University. Their strategy: interpersonal organization to generate mass participation. Thanks to their efforts, the University now boas...
Fifty years ago, Ira Magaziner and a well-organized coalition of students changed the nature of education at Brown University. Their strategy: interpersonal organization to generate mass participation. Thanks to their efforts, the University now boas...
Help wanted: Facebook is seeking a Head of Public Policy in Bangkok, Thailand. Responsibilities include monitoring Thai politics, working with the government and private sector partners regarding technology policy, promoting the use of Facebook, and ...
Help wanted: Facebook is seeking a Head of Public Policy in Bangkok, Thailand. Responsibilities include monitoring Thai politics, working with the government and private sector partners regarding technology policy, promoting the use of Facebook, and ...
Martin Shkreli, the now-infamous former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, was dubbed “the most hated man in America” by multiple media outlets in the wake of his company’s decision to raise the price of Daraprim — a drug used to treat parasitic...
Martin Shkreli, the now-infamous former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, was dubbed “the most hated man in America” by multiple media outlets in the wake of his company’s decision to raise the price of Daraprim — a drug used to treat parasitic...
Logically, it seems as though Democrats would rely more heavily on social media for campaigning than Republicans because of their younger voting base. This notion is partly true and was certainly true in the groundbreaking Obama 2008 campaign. The pa...
Logically, it seems as though Democrats would rely more heavily on social media for campaigning than Republicans because of their younger voting base. This notion is partly true and was certainly true in the groundbreaking Obama 2008 campaign. The pa...
Rep. Tim Ryan is pictured here talking to a constituent. In an interview with BPR, Ryan said that he enjoys the ability of social media to “meet the people where they’re at” via Twitter and Facebook, platforms that simulate the humanistic chara...
Rep. Tim Ryan is pictured here talking to a constituent. In an interview with BPR, Ryan said that he enjoys the ability of social media to “meet the people where they’re at” via Twitter and Facebook, platforms that simulate the humanistic chara...
President Obama sat down for an interview – or rather, comedy skit – with Zach Galifianakis on his web series “Between Two Ferns.” Between questions like “So, which country were you rooting for in the Winter Olympics?...
President Obama sat down for an interview – or rather, comedy skit – with Zach Galifianakis on his web series “Between Two Ferns.” Between questions like “So, which country were you rooting for in the Winter Olympics?...