Writer: Mallory Rettig Editor: Calista Peta Cigarette addiction is a seemingly old-fashioned danger. The infamous rise and fall of the cigarette industry is burned into many minds, yet its Continue Reading
Writer: Jason Shin Editor: Andre Zaretskiy “I presume, without my telling you, you know that Homer, being the wisest of mankind, has touched upon nearly every human topic in Continue Reading
Writer: Aditya Gupta Editor: Hwan Choi The Free Rider Problem For the past fifty years, financial markets have relied upon a hidden engine called “price discovery.” In economics, prices Continue Reading
Writer: Aditya Gupta Editor: Philip Wegerhoff A historic oil boom has catapulted Guyana into a political storm about a one-sided contract and an economic crisis caused by a large Continue Reading
Writer: Jason Luo Editor: David Han Billions in cash; arenas springing up seemingly everywhere; the global spotlight shining for weeks on end. To many cities, snagging the Olympics feels Continue Reading
Writer: Varun Venkatesh Editor: Sean Lu Casinos are havens of chance and greed—but in Southeast Asia, they have transformed into tools of governance. “Casino diplomacy” is an emerging practice Continue Reading
Writer: Varun Venkatesh Editor: Sean Lu Every single night, millions of people worldwide upload their dreams. The soft hums of sensor-filled rings, watches, and even mattresses can be heard Continue Reading
Writer: Saniya Pendharkar Editor: Saskia Stock Walk through a street market, scroll through TikTok, or just wander the stalls outside a stadium, and you’re almost sure to see them: Continue Reading
Writer: Keanu Djalal Editor: Saskia Stock A Global Epidemic A Wall Street banker, an immigrant Uber Driver, a Berkeley research assistant. Different jobs, different backgrounds, different stages of life. Continue Reading
Writer: Richard Li Editor: Izzy Bayani In a Berkeley Economic Review article from 2018, Vatsal Bajaj anticipates that artificial intelligence may create a “new social class.” Drawing on comparisons Continue Reading
