“If they don’t pay,” President Donald Trump warned of NATO allies, “I’m not going to defend them.” Currently, his official position is that the United States would reconsider its defense commitments if its allies fail to demonstrate resol...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
Picture this: You are freshly 16 years old, zooming down the New Jersey Turnpike with music blasting at 2 AM, hitting 103 miles per hour like it is nothing. The feeling is nipped by the glare of flashing blue lights. Panic does not set in, however, b...
Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and one of the leading historians of the US abortion debate. She has written many books on social movement struggles around reproduction, autonomy, and the law. Her most recent...
Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and one of the leading historians of the US abortion debate. She has written many books on social movement struggles around reproduction, autonomy, and the law. Her most recent...
This is the first installment of Organizing Around Homelessness, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. K. Joseph Shekarchi has served as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since January 2021 and was re-el...
This is the first installment of Organizing Around Homelessness, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. K. Joseph Shekarchi has served as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives since January 2021 and was re-el...
Joan Lunden is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former co-host of Good Morning America. Lunden is the host of the PBS television series “Second Opinion with Joan Lunden,” host of the Washington Post podcast series “Caring for Tom...
Joan Lunden is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former co-host of Good Morning America. Lunden is the host of the PBS television series “Second Opinion with Joan Lunden,” host of the Washington Post podcast series “Caring for Tom...
Malika Saada Saar ’92 is a human rights lawyer currently serving as YouTube’s Global Head of Human Rights who previously served as Google’s Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights. Prior to joining Google, Malika was the founder and executive ...
Malika Saada Saar ’92 is a human rights lawyer currently serving as YouTube’s Global Head of Human Rights who previously served as Google’s Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights. Prior to joining Google, Malika was the founder and executive ...
Bella Robinson is the Executive Director of COYOTE-RI (“Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics”), the first sex workers’ rights organization in the United States. A sex worker of 35 years, Bella is deeply involved in legislative and legal advocacy, com...
Bella Robinson is the Executive Director of COYOTE-RI (“Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics”), the first sex workers’ rights organization in the United States. A sex worker of 35 years, Bella is deeply involved in legislative and legal advocacy, com...
Eddie Glaude Jr. is a James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. In addition to being a renowned scholar, he is a public intellectual and political commentator who examines the complexit...
Eddie Glaude Jr. is a James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. In addition to being a renowned scholar, he is a public intellectual and political commentator who examines the complexit...
The ball snakes from left to right, slicing across the glossy gym floor as our opponents close in on the goal. With five minutes left in the game, they are sharp-set on breaking the tie. And, unfortunately for my team, their odds look pretty good.&nb...
The ball snakes from left to right, slicing across the glossy gym floor as our opponents close in on the goal. With five minutes left in the game, they are sharp-set on breaking the tie. And, unfortunately for my team, their odds look pretty good.&nb...
Over 3.5 million Americans currently live in the United States territories, a number that is roughly equivalent to the populations of the five smallest states combined. These residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and ...
Over 3.5 million Americans currently live in the United States territories, a number that is roughly equivalent to the populations of the five smallest states combined. These residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and ...
Last year, 16-year-old James Bascoe-Smith was stabbed near his home in south London. From his wheelchair, Bascoe-Smith testified at the Old Bailey about his life-altering injuries. The jury was told his attack may have been provoked by an online dril...
Last year, 16-year-old James Bascoe-Smith was stabbed near his home in south London. From his wheelchair, Bascoe-Smith testified at the Old Bailey about his life-altering injuries. The jury was told his attack may have been provoked by an online dril...
Professor Anthony Levitas is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Since the 1980s, he has helped public officials and civil servants in post-communist Europe decide how to delegate funding ...
Professor Anthony Levitas is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Since the 1980s, he has helped public officials and civil servants in post-communist Europe decide how to delegate funding ...
Jennifer Lambe (PhD, Yale University ’14; AB, Brown University ’06) is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean history. She is the author of Madhouse: Psychiatry and Politics in Cuban History (2017) and co-editor (with Michael Bust...
Jennifer Lambe (PhD, Yale University ’14; AB, Brown University ’06) is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean history. She is the author of Madhouse: Psychiatry and Politics in Cuban History (2017) and co-editor (with Michael Bust...
Bruce Riedel ‘75 is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies. He served in the CIA for 30 years before retiring in 2006. He was a senior advisor on South ...
Bruce Riedel ‘75 is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies. He served in the CIA for 30 years before retiring in 2006. He was a senior advisor on South ...