Interview with Professor David Roland-Holst
Vassilisa Rubtsova: Hello. Thank you for meeting with me for this interview. Professor David Roland-Holst: Happy to speak with you. VR: Before we dive into the interview, could you give me Continue Reading
Commercialization of Social Movements
PARMITA DAS – MAY 1ST, 2019 Background Mediatization is the process of social change in which media becomes increasingly influential and deeply integrated into different spheres of society. Based on Continue Reading
The Blame Game: A Look at the Bay Area’s Housing Crisis
OLIVIA GINGOLD – APRIL 30TH, 2019 “Everyone is quick to point fingers, but no one has taken the time to consider the role they may play in contributing to the Continue Reading
Brave New World
ABHISHEK ROY – APRIL 29, 2019 Recently, Saudi Aramco, the oil giant, divulged its earnings for the first time and turned out to be the most profitable company in the Continue Reading
Presidential Economics: A Series on Presidential Candidates’ Economic Proposals Part 5—Bernie Sanders
OLIVIA GINGOLD – April 24TH, 2019 The phrase “Feel the Bern” still resonates today nearly three years after the 2016 presidential election. This phrase references to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Continue Reading
Stay Tuned to the Podcasting Industry
MAE ZHENG – APRIL 23RD, 2019 Beyond Patagonia jackets, Allbirds, and AirPods, podcasts are yet another popular phenomenon taking over Silicon Valley, and more broadly, college students and working professionals. Continue Reading
Baby Boomers and the Future of Homeownership in the United States
VASSILISA RUBTSOVA – APRIL 22ND, 2019 As baby boomers, the unprecedentedly large generation of people born between 1946 and 1964, entered adulthood, they were met with a robust and thriving Continue Reading
Interview with Summer Sullivan
OLIVIA GINGOLD – APRIL 18TH, 2019 On the 22nd of March, BER Staff Writer Olivia Gingold sat down to speak with Summer Sullivan. Summer is a graduate student, pursuing her Continue Reading
Presidential Economics: A Series on Presidential Candidates’ Economic Proposals Part 4— Beto O’Rourke
OLIVIA GINGOLD – APRIL 17TH, 2018 In the first day after announcing his decision to run for president in the 2020 election, Beto O’Rourke raised an astounding $6.1 million—more than Continue Reading
Venezuela in Crisis
KATHERINE BLESIE – APRIL 16TH, 2019 A Café Con Leche? That will be 2,000,000 Bolivars, please. According to Bloomberg’s Café Con Leche Index, the price of a cup of coffee Continue Reading