In “Human Too,” the HPR explores the more personal side of controversial and often underrepresented issues by examining those who support them through a series of photo essays. In this first installment, the HPR looks at attendees of a rally in support of Presidential candidate Donald Trump held Tuesday, 2/2 in Milford, NH. A mother … Read more
We all remember our first bookstore. The flush of colorful covers, stacked on shelf after shelf and ranging into the distance; the sound and sensation of flapping pages. The scent of espresso from the inevitably adjacent café. I’m describing my own: a Barnes & Noble in a Seattle shopping mall. When I learned it would … Read more
The increase in partisanship in the U.S. over the last several decades has made it much harder for legislators to compromise and enact change on a variety of issues. One of these issues is gun control, where Americans are split along ideological, geographical, and socioeconomic lines. This divide makes it extremely tough for legislators to … Read more
Having worked under two presidents (Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto) of different political parties, Jose Antonio Meade is the first Mexican to occupy four different positions as Secretary—of Energy, of Finance and Public Credit, of Foreign Affairs, and, currently, of Social Development. Meade graduated with a degree in Economics from the Autonomous Technological Institute of … Read more
That America’s public education system is characterized by extreme inequality does not come as a surprise to many. Yet when most people think of educational inequality, they think of inner-city schools. Publications like Education Week spend much more time discussing urban schools than rural schools. This disparity in media coverage is understandable—the crumbling infrastructure … Read more
In early December 2015, Chinese president Xi Jinping promised $60 billion for African development projects, capping off a year that saw trade between China and African countries grow to $220 billion. With steadily increasing trade and aid flows, China remains at the forefront of the global push to increase engagement with the African continent. Given … Read more
Five Mualimm-ak spent 2,054 days wasting in isolated confinement in the New York City prison system. Neither judge nor jury put him there, rather, an endless stream of “tickets” from prison guards. These tickets were not for major offenses like instigating violence in the prison yard or striking an officer, but for seemingly minor infractions. … Read more
Lockheed Martin’s C-130 Hercules aircraft has been used by the U.S. Military for four decades. The spacious transport plane can accommodate utility helicopters and six-wheeled armored vehicles and can airdrop up to 42,000 pounds. The company boasts that “there is no aircraft in aviation history … that can match the flexibility, versatility and relevance of … Read more
The current mayor of Cuernavaca, (located in the southern-central state of Morelos), Cuauhtémoc Blanco was raised in Tepito, a lower-class neighborhood in Mexico City known for its violence and pirated goods. Between 1992 and 2015, he played professional soccer for several clubs in Mexico, Spain, and the United States, including the Mexican National Team. … Read more
In the year since Ariana Grande’s album My Everything hit the market, the singer went on tour, appeared in FOX’s Scream Queens, and licked her way to a national scandal. Grande has wasted no time churning out new music–on November 30, 2015, she released Focus, the lead single to her upcoming LP Moonlight. And … Read more