Nation & World

Justices to hear case on near-complete ban amid shifting legal landscape after overturn of Roe

Past is present at Warren Center symposium featuring scholars from Harvard, Emory, UConn, and University of Cambridge

Former House speaker also says Trump would likely win if election were held today in wide-ranging talk

Seminar foregrounds Harlow Shapley, who helped scholars escape Nazi rule

Ambassador says if Russia is allowed to take over sovereign nation, China may try to do same

Sociologist’s new book finds algorithms that suggest partners often reflect stereotypes, biases

Michael Mann points to prehistoric catastrophes, modern environmental victories

Educators, activists explore peacebuilding based on shared desires for ‘freedom and equality and independence’ at Weatherhead panel

Former Palestinian Authority prime minister says strengthening execution of 1993 accords could lead to two-state solution 

Political philosopher Harvey C. Mansfield says it all goes back to Aristotle, balance of competing ideas about common good

Franklin Foer recounts receding antisemitism of past 100 years, recent signs of resurgence of hate, historical pattern of scapegoating 

Two legal scholars, stunned by Jan. 6 insurrection, game out half-dozen possible schemes that exploit, spotlight flaws in system

Tarek Masoud, organizer of Middle East Dialogues, wanted to show that Harvard could confront the tensions around Israel-Gaza without vitriol or shouting. So far, it’s worked.

Conversation with Kennedy School’s Masoud reflects wider tensions

Sustained assault ‘indefensible,’ Duss says. Kennedy School’s Masoud disputes arguments on governance of Gaza, history of conflict.

Marty Baron favors digging for truth over ‘moral clarity’

Harvard student pollsters talk to peers in Michigan about money, mental health, and other worries

Researchers examine who embraces mindset that one’s gain is another’s loss, and how that affects our politics — in sometimes surprising ways

Religious scholars examine value, limits of AI

Former Brazilian judge, legal scholar says deciding who can be blocked from running is perilous, fraught

Social scientists discuss controversial Indian prime minister Modi, rise of right-wing populism, erosion of political journalism

Scholars take measure of divided nation after students push for broader conversation

Former Democratic, Republican representatives discuss presidential race, economy, how to get things done in Congress

Reporters who revisited 35-year-old case that reignited racial tensions in Boston say Black community sees no reason why it couldn’t

‘Harvard Thinking’ asks three scholars how a ‘big, heterogeneous, diverse country’ can avoid coming apart

Experts say both Biden, Trump operate at high level of competence, nation needs to drop stereotypes, embrace ‘longevity dividend’

Panel sees peril ahead, points to rise in white supremacy, birtherism, erosion of voting rights, attacks on teaching about race, gender

Russian policy expert says death of opposition leader, Ukraine victories, political turmoil in U.S. bolstering leader’s confidence

Israeli, Palestinian philosophers exchange tales of personal loss, find points of contention, agreement over war

Ex-Trump adviser criticizes Biden’s pre-Oct. 7 engagement in the region, defends Israel’s actions in Gaza