Nation & World

Tenn. lawmaker Justin Pearson, Parkland survivor David Hogg ’23 talk about tighter gun control, GOP attempts to restrict voting rights, importance of local politics.

Sensors capable of detecting and decoding brain activity are already embedded into everyday devices, said experts at a webinar.

An interview with Adam Benforado, J.D.’05, about his new book “A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.”

The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Memorialization Committee hosted the first of a series of programs to explore the role descendants of enslaved people play in helping institutions reckon with the history of slavery in the present.

Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development gets $15 million in gifts to expand research, sharing innovation, best practices.

IOP’s John Della Volpe points to backlash after the expulsion of two Black Tennessee legislators in their 20s after a gun-control rally in the wake of the Nashville school shooting.

Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombing, former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem talk about what we learned from that tragedy.

Rep. Adam Schiff contrasts recent disclosure of U.S. documents, Russian invasion buildup in Kennedy School talk on foreign policy, future of democracy.

Harvard runners and families vividly recall the chaos, shock, and horror of that day, and express gratitude for the response.

Acclaimed Cheyenne and Arapaho writer offers first public sample of hotly awaited novel at Native American Program event.

Eli Rosenbaum, who has spent four decades investigating and prosecuting Nazis and war crimes at the Department of Justice, talks about leading DOJ’s new team dedicated to prosecuting war crimes committed in Ukraine.

Sociologist, columnist, and University of North Carolina professor, Tressie McMillan Cottom explores complexities of race, class, politics (and problem with TikTok) at Radcliffe talk.

On the 50th anniversary of the takeover, former prisoners, activists recall when inmates ran prison without incident during guard strike.

Millions visit national parks each year. Most are white. Panelists explore why ‘America’s best idea’ isn’t winning over people of color.

Pulitzer-winning journalist Anne Applebaum says Russians misjudged resistance, their troops lack sense of mission, leading to “nihilism” of wider, more random destruction.

Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner says lack of transparency, recent incidents involving justices, spouses, activists have tarnished public standing.

Historian Jocelyn Imani explains why the preservation of Black history is the next frontier of environmental justice.

The improved method uncovered fresh insights about American democracy.

Lessons for voters and lawmakers in philosopher’s wisdom, Agnes Callard argues: “He’s not trying to win. He’s trying to find out.”

Discussions focus on need for collaboration, higher education institutions’ role in meeting societal, global challenges.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says the fights in her homeland and Ukraine are linked by desire for democracy and independence from Russia.

“Mexico + H2O = Challenges, Reckonings, and Opportunities” two-day conference (March 23-24) brings Mexican Indigenous activist Mario Luna Romero to Harvard.

Policy expert Louise Sheiner of Brookings Institution puts the panic over the latest projections in perspective.

Alum explains why being NYC sanitation commissioner is a dream job — if you care about delivering essential services.

Recent event examines what social sciences can tell us about rising economic, geopolitical power.

President Biden’s budget highlighted the projected Medicare shortfalls and proposed a solution, almost certainly dead on arrival in the Republican-held House. Health care policy expert John McDonough takes a look at what’s real and what’s politics.

Climate change talk may ignite fears for children, guilt for parents, but focusing on solutions may be the key, experts at HGSE webinar say.

“There is this culture that doctors are supposed to be perfect … and that culture makes it harder for us to ask for help.”

The University Consortium for Afro-Latin American Studies will bring together researchers from Global North and Global South, something that has never been done before.

Banning cellphones may help protect classroom focus, but school districts need to stay mindful of students’ sense of connection, experts say.