Biden's democracy summit must cast a wide, inclusive net (written by Brian Atwood)
November 23, 2021 The Hill
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Research Matters
National Policy Documents Downplay the Dangers of Climate Change
Interdisciplinary Focus
The Dark Side of Extreme Wealth: New Project Will Show How Big Money Endangers Democracy
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First poll numbers show a wide-open race for RI governor (commentary by Wendy Schiller)
November 23, 2021 Providence Journal
Indian PM Narendra Modi to repeal farm laws after year of protests (commentary by Ashutosh Varshney)
November 22, 2021 The Guardian
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How Exclusionary Nationalism Has Made the World Socially Sicker from COVID-19
October 22, 2021
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Bridging Theory and Practice
September 7, 2021
Student artists create works that reflect their experience of the pandemic
August 9, 2021
Political ‘couples therapy’ could heal a divided America, study finds
July 1, 2021
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November 29
Ümit Kurt ─ The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
December 1
Robert Hackey ─ Today's Healthcare Issues: Democrats and Republicans (Across the Aisle)
7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
December 3
Zuheir Desai — How do Gender Quotas Impact Accountability?
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Brown senior wins prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
November 22, 2021
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