Art, Identity, and Activism: Cornel West MLK Keynote Speech by Natalie Ma
“Don’t reduce my calling to a career. I had a vocation. Not just a profession. I had a life task,” Dr. Cornel West boldly declared, quoting...
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Who has the real power? by Manny Sodhi
When I sat down to watch this documentary, I was completely unaware of the existence of the events it addresses. As the documentary went on, I...
Considering the Retirement Funds for a City by Amanda Han
On the morning of January 30th, Soeun Yoon and I visited the City Hall of Providence. It was 10:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, and the Board of...
Building Civic Engagement For Protest by Nina Gregg
The connection between the government and it’s residents has to change, and it is. From political performance art of Ai WeiWei, or the Women’s...
Yellow Vest Protests in France by Joe Bodnar
The Yellow Vest protests mark a period of disruption in France’s long, disordered history with liberal democracy. Galvanized behind the symbol of...
Bureaucracy and democracy needs each other by Yunyao Gu
"Recent reconstruction programs for Providence RIPTA bus service have received funds around 74 million dollars from Rhode Island Government."...
Exemplify the Love : A Lecture With Dr. Cornel West by Jack Wulf
Dr. Cornel West, a philosopher, author, professor, and activist, believes that we as people need to preserve the love of truth and beauty....
One Bite at A Time to Devour Chinese Authoritarianism | by Zitian Sun
An Author's Note: This blog post was developed partially based on an on-going research project on the 1989 Tiananmen Student Protest. Two-Third...
Retirement System: Democratic Institution by Soeun Yoon
On a Wednesday morning at 10:30 am, I had the opportunity to attend an open meeting with a friend about Retirement with the Board of the...