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The Zen of Zero Growth? Rethinking Japan’s Economic Slowdown

Writer: Tim Roth, Editor: Kiet Hoa When we think of economic slowdown, we usually imagine something grim: cities in decay, widespread unemployment, a government lurching toward default. Then there’s Japan, aging Continue Reading

Posted On : October 10, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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The Tariff Paradox: Trump’s Vision for Reshoring and the AI Contradiction

Written by: Tim Roth | Edited by: Caroline Crowley Written in March 2025. Due to the rapid changes in trade policy implementation of the current U.S. administration, the ideas discussed and Continue Reading

Posted On : October 1, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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Arkansas’s Postpartum Care Problem

Writer: Mahlet Habteyes | Editor: David Han Six weeks after her emergency C-section, while her twin boys were still in neonatal intensive care, Maya Gobara stepped into an Arkansas pharmacy to Continue Reading

Posted On : April 13, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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A “Data First” Approach to the Homelessness Crisis

Writer: Richard Yun and Cynthia Shi | Editor: Vismaad Randhawa In Seoul, the issue of homelessness is mostly constrained to people sleeping in subway stations during the winter. So, as an Continue Reading

Posted On : April 4, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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To Pass or Not to Pass: Is the BayPass Worth It for Students?

Posted On : April 3, 2025 Published By : BER staff
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The Hidden Importance of Taxes: More Than Just a Nuisance for Taxpayers

ARDA TUNCTURK – MARCH 6TH, 2024 EDITOR: EVAN FREDERICK DAVIS Imagine coming home from work. You sit down, grab something to eat and drink, and then turn on the TV. Continue Reading

Posted On : March 6, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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Navigating the New Frontier: A Global Roadmap for Regulating Artificial Intelligence

ALKIS TOUTZIARIDIS – FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 EDITOR: ANNE WU Introduction Artificial intelligence, once a speculative concept, has quickly become a dominant force in the technological landscape. In just two years, Continue Reading

Posted On : February 13, 2024 Published By : BER staff
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Live to Work or Work to Live? Work Culture in the U.S. versus Europe

ARDA TUNCTURK – NOVEMBER 17TH, 2023 EDITOR: FELIX ZHANG Work. Work. And more work. Your boss calls you as the stacks of paper on your desk grow even bigger. You Continue Reading

Posted On : November 17, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Africa + China: The Belt and Road Initiative as an Outcome of Defense Policy

SAHIL JAISWAL – NOVEMBER 16TH, 2023 EDITOR: COLE YAP  Introduction: From 1.2 Trillion in 2000 to 17.7 Trillion in 2021, China multiplied its GDP by a factor of 15 in Continue Reading

Posted On : November 16, 2023 Published By : BER staff
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Can you afford kids? The Rising Costs of Children

WRITER: EMMA-JANE BURNS EDITOR: MICHAEL ATHANASSIADIS The average American family can now expect to spend over $300,000 raising a child to the age of 17 before including college tuition. Rising Continue Reading

Posted On : November 13, 2023 Published By : BER staff

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