Nation & World
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Americans used to move around a lot, chasing opportunity. No more.
Yoni Appelbaum argues legal, political hurdles over past 50 years have had troubling economic, social consequences
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Finding insights in history for war in Ukraine
Scholars say that Russia may appear to be gaining upper hand currently, but challenges lie ahead
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What exactly is a republic anyway?
Government professor looks at long history, evolution of form of governance in class that’s drawing high interest in current moment
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Did the TikTok ban go too far?
Law School debate examines potential national security threat, 75-day extension issued by Trump
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We’re already forgetting what 2020 was like
5 years later, sociologist urges us to confront lessons from pandemic
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Think top 1% benefit most from U.S. inequity? Maybe not.
Book by Musa al-Gharbi argues left-leaning knowledge workers in education, law, media voice support of social justice but have conflicts of interest
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‘I lost good friends’
Leon Starr, Class of 1940, was living in Boston when the Japanese attacked the United States. He signed up for the Navy the next day.
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Difference between Rittenhouse and McMichael-Bryan verdicts?
Caroline Light says the different rulings in the Rittenhouse, McMichael-Bryan cases come down to the defenses’ level of success in making the perpetrator seem like the victim.
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Helping traumatized refugees heal themselves
The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma has pioneered the study of the impact of mass violence on refugees and treatment for trauma recovery over its 40-year history.
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How climate change will impact national security
The assistant director of research at the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, Calder Walton talks about the recent U.S. intelligence report on the national security implications of
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Student of history makes history
Inspired by family and tribe, Samantha Maltais plans a future focused on Indigenous rights, environmental justice.
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Legal historian traces ‘racism on the road’
Columbia Law Professor Sarah Seo traces the long history of sometimes violent bias cops have shown against Black drivers.
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How an authoritarian wields social media
Filipino journalist and 2021 Nobel laureate Maria Ressa issues a warning about information warfare on social media, and what it may mean for democratic institutions such as free press and free elections.
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Growing gap in STEM supply and demand
Education and industry experts say a large subset of students are not being fully prepared for STEM careers, listing ways to close the gap.
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Separating signal from noise at COP26
COP26, while a mixed bag, maintained progress toward global climate goals, says Rob Stavins.
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Confronting racism to renew America’s promise
In Theodore R. Johnson’s new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America,” he delves into the America’s racist history in search of solutions to the “existential threat” that continues to shadow the land.
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After world leaders depart, hard talks begin at COP26
Emilly Fan ’22, reporting from Glasgow, describes pledges and coalitions, mitigation and adaptation, taking to the streets and fringe music fests.
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What’s the matter with kids today?
An interview with HGSE Professor Nancy Hill and Lecturer in Education Alexis Redding about their book “The End of Adolescence: The Lost Art of Delaying Adulthood.”
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Standoff over gun laws
Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics discussion underscores difficulties of reconciling views on guns and public safety in U.S.
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Protests, inequality, and brutal crackdowns in Latin America
David Rockefeller Center panel details state of democracies in various nations across Latin America.
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Exploring the dark, puzzling inner workings of Facebook
Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who led the expose known as “The Facebook Files,” spoke about what he learned from his unsparing look behind the curtain at the internet giant.
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How close is China to becoming an economic superpower?
After strides in its first century, Kennedy School scholar says China now faces hurdles in becoming an economic superpower.
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Dispatch from COP26
In her first dispatch from Glasgow, Emilly Fan ’22 details urgent Commonwealth warnings, time in Blue Zone, good news for South Africa, and a Leonardo DiCaprio sighting.
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Closing the gender gap in nuclear security
Five nuclear security experts discussed ways to close the gender gap in their field during a discussion sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.
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Chance of sun in Michael Pollan’s climate forecast
Michael Pollan says odds of saving the planet aren’t great but people can change their behavior, sometimes rapidly.
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Prized manuscript — and valuable lesson — unearthed in Soviet archive
Irina Klyagin discovers the value of historical documents along with an émigré ballerina’s memoir hidden by repressive regime.
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U.S. teens are following their parents into racial divide
Young people ‘perhaps even more polarized’ than adults, says economist Stefanie Stantcheva, lead author of new research on perceptions of racial gaps.
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Heat rising, along with urgency and hope, as climate summit nears
Despite dire warnings of climate scientists, Harvard climate experts are encouraged by recent progress to fight it.
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Adam Schiff vows speedy, aggressive probe of Jan. 6 assault
Rep. Adam Schiff discusses why he sees his work on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as part of a broader continuum that began with the Ukraine matter.
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Dangers lurk in wake of U.S. pullout in Afghanistan
The shrinking U.S. Mideast presence and a growing Chinese influence are a bad mix, scholars say at a Harvard panel.
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When your role model wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Harvard undergraduate Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara was thrilled when he learned journalist Maria Ressa had received the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Political spark that ignited firestorm across dry, divided land
In his new book, “Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury,” Evan Osnos ’98 writes about the transformation in U.S. between 9/11 and the attack on the Capitol.
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Powell’s legacy, in admirers’ words and his own
Kennedy School faculty reflect on the death of former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, a groundbreaking diplomat, Pentagon chief, and Army general.
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Where are we now, 16 months after George Floyd?
As part of the Truth and Transformation conference at Harvard Kennedy School, Ibram X. Kendi and Heather McGhee spoke about the challenges the movement faces.
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Enough with the quackery, Pinker says
Steven Pinker thinks “we will always need to push back against our own irrationality,” but that education, democracy, science, and journalism, along with an awareness of our individual biases, can help us embrace a more rational approach to everyday issues.
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One way is the wrong way to do math. Here’s the right way.
A conversation with Jon R. Star, psychologist at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, about how instructors can learn new ways to teach math.