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Nation & World
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‘Sorry to see that 80 years later, this is still an important subject’
Magda Baden was just 14 when the Nazis sent her to Auschwitz. But memory remains clear of losing parents, a sister and her baby, starvation, fear
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Danger ahead
Former national security official surveys hot spots in Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe — and how new president’s ideas are being received
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Turns out pandemic wasn’t only cause for student setbacks
Education policy expert cites chronic absenteeism, softening of test accountability by states, other issues for poor marks in ‘Nation’s Report Card’
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‘We cannot let our past become our children’s future’
Larry Bacow, whose mother survived Auschwitz, represents University at ceremony marking 80th anniversary of death camp’s liberation
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Who’s softer on crime? Democrats or Republicans?
Turns out neither. New research finds mayors on both sides mixed in implementing effective policies.
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Who can save us from social media? At this point, perhaps just us.
Nicholas Carr argues it may be too late for regulation as platforms took hold so quickly, outpacing our ability to spot darker effects on society, democracy
Part of the Excerpts series
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Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home.
New historical research by economist Claudia Goldin finds link between fertility rates, gender roles
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What makes a good teacher?
One skill — arguably the most important for educators — is also hardest to define
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Is TikTok’s time nearly up?
Privacy and cybersecurity law expert examines national security, First Amendment issues as popular video website faces legal deadline
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Nuclear has changed. Will the U.S. change with it?
Citing safety improvements and rising demand, analyst expects revival of energy with a checkered history
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Unfuzzy math: U.S. needs to do better
Ed School expert has some ideas, including a rethink of homework bans, after ‘discouraging’ results
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What to expect when you’re elected
Bipartisan group of lawmakers gets to know Washington by way of the IOP
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Defining and confronting campus antisemitism
Scholars in Jewish Studies say education, conversation can bolster efforts to defeat hate
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Are reparations the answer?
Harvard symposium explores case for restitution to Black Americans legally, economically, ethically
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Exact cause of Notre-Dame fire still unclear. But disaster perhaps could’ve been avoided.
Leadership expert says foreseeable factors all contributed to complex failure. Consistent focus needed on best practices, rules, procedures.
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How the presidency was won, lost
Top campaign leaders from both sides talk about what worked, didn’t at Kennedy School postmortem
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Rising ‘epidemic of political lying’
Founder of PolitiFact discusses case studies from his new book that reveal how we got to where we are now
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‘Because Larry has shown up for us’
Friends, colleagues gather for 70th birthday conference honoring economic scholar, former Treasury Secretary and University President Lawrence Summers
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What Trump got right
Kellyanne Conway, president-elect’s 2016 campaign manager and former senior adviser, discusses election, what comes next
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Seeing schools as ‘laboratories of democracy’
Encounters with different perspectives are a key part of the learning experience, panelists say
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Summers says Trump’s plans could damage economy
Professor and former Treasury secretary discusses why Democrats lost election, need for more patriotism
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What’s ahead for U.S. foreign policy in ‘Trump 2.0’?
Peter Baker and Susan Glasser predict push to end Ukraine war on Russia’s terms, instability for NATO, possible global realignment
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Many in Native communities applaud U.S. apology over boarding schools
Deloria, Gone say action over decadeslong initiative to forcibly assimilate children overdue, necessary
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Buttigieg urges focus on local, state projects that can win wide support
Transportation secretary discusses aviation, roadway challenges during his time in office, administration’s frustrations, issues awaiting new president
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Former Saudi intelligence chief urges greater international role in Gaza war
Al Faisal calls for Israel to reduce civilian casualties, lays out plan for U.N.-brokered, two-state solution
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Did Trump election signal start of new political era?
Analysts weigh issues, strategies, media decisions at work in contest, suggest class may become dominant factor
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U.S. fertility rates are tumbling, but some families still go big. Why?
It’s partly matter of faith. Economist examines choice to have large families in new book.
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Are optimists the realists?
Humanity is doing better than ever yet it often doesn’t seem that way. In podcast, experts make the case for fact-based hope.
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What happens next in Ukraine?
Russian policy expert examines recent deployment of North Korean troops, possible fallout of U.S. elections
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Lesson about election night for media? Winner should be American democracy.
News outlets taking greater care in close, fraught contest, experts say, but moving away from horse-race coverage is healthy idea anyway
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‘I wanted to make a difference in America’
Robert Putnam’s ‘Bowling Alone’ sounded an alarm we still haven’t answered
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Why it’s become harder to project presidential winner on election night
Elections and public opinion expert details lessons learned since 2000, rise of absentee voting
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‘A sense of illumination, if not calm, about the fate of American democracy’
Social Science faculty lend insight, analysis ahead of election
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IGs oversee most federal agencies. Why not the Supreme Court?
Inspector general would boost accountability, trust in federal judiciary, argues Glenn Fine in talk promoting new book, ‘Watchdogs’
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Lessons learned from being only man in class
Or how a gender-equality seminar sparked change for women in Côte d’Ivoire
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Key to negotiated peace in Ukraine? Having the West keep Russia honest.
Former defense minister says U.S., allies need to continue financial, arms aid, remove curbs on missiles to bring Putin to table
