Nation & World
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Remember Eric Garner? George Floyd?
Mother, uncle of two whose deaths at hands of police officers ignited movement talk about turning pain into activism, keeping hope alive
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Lawyers reap big profits lobbying government regulators under the radar
Study exposes how banks sway policy from shadows, by targeting bureaucrats instead of politicians
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Younger votes still lean toward Biden — but it’s complicated
New IOP poll shows they still plan to show up to vote but are subject to ‘seismic mood swings’ over specific issues
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Posting your opinion on social media won’t save democracy, but this might
Tanner Lectures explore models of engaged citizenry from ancient agoras to modern megachurches
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Environmental law expert voices warning over Supreme Court
Richard Lazarus sees conservative majority as threat to protections developed over past half century
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Gaza cease-fire alone won’t repair larger enduring rift, political scientist says
Einat Wilf, who is also former Knesset member, says shift needed in Palestinian ideology on legitimacy of Israel
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Jared Kushner speaks from Middle East experience in Kennedy School forum
Ex-Trump adviser criticizes Biden’s pre-Oct. 7 engagement in the region, defends Israel’s actions in Gaza
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Reading tea leaves with Steve Kornacki
NBC, MSNBC analyst sees Democratic potential, but lots of slack, uncertainty ahead for both parties
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Looking at causes, measuring effects of Israel-Hamas war
Experts examine shifts in geopolitics, global economy resulting from conflict
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Pushing back against China — without igniting war
GOP, Democratic leaders of House panel detail hot issues with ascendant superpower: Taiwan independence, intellectual property theft, oppression of Uyghurs
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Are top-ranked colleges really the best? Depends. At what?
Sociologist urges ratings focused on real-life outcomes, particularly in those from underrepresented groups
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Helping scholars upended by Russia-Ukraine war
Davis Center’s Scholars Without Borders provides networking support, professional development to exiles, those living under siege
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Who cares what Taylor Swift thinks?
Lots of people! But that doesn’t mean she can sway an election.
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‘Russia will always matter’
Fiona Hill warns U.S. against losing focus on Ukraine, Putin amid Israel-Hamas war
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With high stakes all-around, how will they rule?
Justices to hear Trump case that may affect election outcome at time when polls show trust in Supreme Court sagging
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Immigration roars back in headlines. Time finally come for reforms?
Migration law scholar looks at history, prospects for breaking gridlock in election year
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For students still feeling pandemic shock, clock is ticking
New report shows some progress but persistent achievement gaps; co-author Kane urges action before federal aid expires
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Examining issues around possible solutions to Israel-Hamas War
Experts across disciplines offer various perspectives in Weatherhead series
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Will tech change what it means to be human? And does it matter?
Michael Sandel pokes, prods with provocative — and thought-provoking — questions in Harvard Dialogues event
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Why it’s so hard to end homelessness in America
Experts cite complexity of problem, which is rooted in poverty, lack of affordable housing but includes medical, psychiatric, substance-use issues
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‘Chevron deference’ faces existential test
Jody Freeman pinpoints key question in case before SCOTUS: ‘Who decides when laws aren’t clear — courts or agencies?’
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‘Killer robots’ are coming, and U.N. is worried
Human rights specialist lays out legal, ethical problems of military weapons systems that can target, attack targets (or people) without human guidance
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Targeting kids generates billions in ad revenue for social media
Harvard study is first to estimate annual ad revenue attributable to young users of these platforms
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Trump’s cloudy future
‘No easy exit ramp’ for SCOTUS after Colorado high court disqualifies former president from primary ballot, scholar says
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One way of putting it
Harvard scholars offer their picks for the word that sums up 2023
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Human rights — ‘vision and reality’
Scholars reflect on movement 75 years after landmark document adopted by U.N.
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Well-meaning tyranny of identity politics
Yascha Mounk chronicles how ideology took over, where it went wrong
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Letter from COP28
Angela Zhong details racing through security lines, talking oil palm deforestation, interviewing Al Gore
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The classroom can be an ethical minefield. Meira Levinson has an answer.
Ed School professor wants to close gap between scholarship, policy
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Two experts look back for the future of American conservatism
Harvard’s Goldsmith, UT’s Streeter call for aspirational GOP driven by ideas
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New IOP poll finds younger voters unenthusiastic on Biden-Trump rematch
Fewer are feeling bullish on casting ballots, a potentially worrisome sign for Democrats, who benefited from 2020 surge
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‘Antisemitism and other forms of hate have no place at Harvard’
Gay, other university presidents detail fight against threats, harassment, bigotry in testimony before House committee
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‘I am currently on the high seas … your email will definitely not be read’
Professors who are also good friends join Clipper Round the World yacht race
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Why virtual isn’t actual, especially when it comes to friends
Tech, society expert Sherry Turkle warns growing number of chatbots for companionship isn’t good for individuals, or democracy
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What the Osage taught Scorsese about ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Members to detail role of tribe in making of new film, legacy of murders on community at Kennedy School event
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A towering scholar-turned-diplomat, public intellectual
Harvard faculty examine legacy of Henry Kissinger