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In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of illicit drugs. Law enforcement can still impose fines up to $100 on a person caught with controlled substances, but the fine can be waived if the pe...

How Oregon Delegitimized Drug Decriminalization

In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of illicit drugs. Law enforcement can still impose fines up to $100 on a person caught with controlled substances, but the fine can be waived if the pe...

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Michael Farrell-Rosen ...

America: Guns or Books?

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Michael Farrell-Rosen ...

The Supreme Court granted a stay in October in a case that will determine the future of content moderation in the United States.  Missouri v. Biden is the culminating case originating from free speech complaints issued by the states of Louisiana...

Sensible or Censorship?

The Supreme Court granted a stay in October in a case that will determine the future of content moderation in the United States.  Missouri v. Biden is the culminating case originating from free speech complaints issued by the states of Louisiana...

Amid the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, one might expect the political conversation to polarize along pro-labor and pro-management lines. Some prominent Republicans have been predictably anti-u...

Toeing the (Picket) Line

Amid the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, one might expect the political conversation to polarize along pro-labor and pro-management lines. Some prominent Republicans have been predictably anti-u...

Sports gambling, or sports betting, has quickly become one of the favorite pastimes of college students across the country. The rise of sports gambling in the United States is a relatively new phenomenon, and the long-term effects of its legalization...

Parlays and Poverty: The Rise of Sports Gambling

Sports gambling, or sports betting, has quickly become one of the favorite pastimes of college students across the country. The rise of sports gambling in the United States is a relatively new phenomenon, and the long-term effects of its legalization...

For the past decade, progressive discourse around sex work has revolved around which comprehensive national legal approach—decriminalization or legalization—is most effective. As politicians in the United States engage in perpetual conflict over ...

The World’s Oldest Profession

For the past decade, progressive discourse around sex work has revolved around which comprehensive national legal approach—decriminalization or legalization—is most effective. As politicians in the United States engage in perpetual conflict over ...

After trying and failing to receive protection from staff, Keith DeBlasio was raped in prison multiple times by a fellow inmate. Although DeBlasio filed an internal report within the appropriate window, he contested his prison’s initial ruling outs...

Overcorrected

After trying and failing to receive protection from staff, Keith DeBlasio was raped in prison multiple times by a fellow inmate. Although DeBlasio filed an internal report within the appropriate window, he contested his prison’s initial ruling outs...

In the weeks leading up to a big election, hundreds of unsolicited texts and calls from different political organizations inundate one’s phone, each providing similar election information and professing support for a candidate. US residents receive...

Reimagining the Social Justice Nonprofit Ecosystem

In the weeks leading up to a big election, hundreds of unsolicited texts and calls from different political organizations inundate one’s phone, each providing similar election information and professing support for a candidate. US residents receive...