Nation & World

In his new book, “Our Own Worst Enemy,” Extension School instructor Tom Nichols writes that the greatest threat to American democracy is the growing narcissism and nihilism of the public.

Experts from the Harvard Graduate School of Education offer advice to parents and teachers on how to ease student anxiety as another pandemic school year begins.

The director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative talks about Afghanistan’s probable future without aid.

In a new book, “Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business,” Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro argue that power is available to everyone and is a necessary force for change.

Tony Saich on how Beijing views the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Belfer Center’s Lauren Zabierek reflects on her service in Afghanistan — and her brother’s — amid the humanitarian chaos unleashed by the Taliban’s rout of U.S.-backed forces.

Every year, nearly 700 million people suffer from hunger around the world, while 1.3 billion tons of food are thrown away.

Remembering Harvard Medical School grad Joan Ullyot, the long-distance runner who normalized running for women around the world.

Harvard Law’s Martha Minow says there are plenty of steps the federal government could take to clean up the flood of disinformation and misinformation.

Harvard’s Allan M. Brandt, history of science scholar and “Cigarette Century” author, says opioid negotiators should heed lessons from tobacco settlement.

Harvard Law School’s W. Neil Eggleston says President Biden is on solid legal ground to mandate that federal workers get vaccinated against COVID-19.

After authorities say Haiti’s president was assassinated by a hired hit squad, a former senior CIA career official talks about the world of private armies.

Associate Professor Alisha Holland discusses the political impact of the pandemic in Latin America.

Harvard is sending a range of competitors, both current students and alumni, to the Olympic/Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

As part of the Gazette’s Unequal series, Tauheedah Baker-Jones, Ed.L.D. ’21, explains why we need critical race theory in K-12 curriculum.

This installment of the Unequal series looks at the how the pandemic called attention to issues surrounding the racial achievement gap in America.

Harvard Chan School Dean Michelle Williams, who is on the leadership council of Vice President Harris’ Partnership for Central America, said stemming the flow, while difficult, is possible.

Former U.S. and Israeli intelligence heads, John Brennan and Tamir Pardo, told students that it will be up to them to beat back the threats posed by cyberwarfare and politically driven disinformation.

Study: Social context of coming-of-age date matters more than socioeconomics.

After a lifetime of struggle against racism and years pushing for the Juneteenth holiday, Opal Lee’s wishes came true this week.

In the Solutions series, Arthur Brooks, a “happiness scholar” at HKS and HBS, explains why we’re so divided as a nation and suggests some actions people can take to begin healing rifts in everyday lives.

At a virtual event, global experts examined obesity and malnutrition in the context of global warming, zoonotic disease, and other agriculture-related threats.

Professor Annette Gordon-Reed discusses the rising importance of “Juneteenth” as symbol and holiday.

The Supreme Court has asked the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on a lawsuit involving Harvard’s admissions policies. The request postpones the court’s decision on whether to take a case that could have dramatic effects on diversity on college and university campuses across the country.

CNN legal analyst and HLS alum Elie Honig discusses how former Attorney General William Barr weaponized the Department of Justice to serve President Donald Trump, and harmed the institution in the process.

Members of an independent panel charged with coming up with ways to prevent the next pandemic urged international action.

A new study finds links between white men having Black neighbors in their youth and later party affiliation.

Results of a new Harvard paper are offering lessons on pandemic preparedness and providing another argument against mass incarceration.

Robert Danin, a career U.S. diplomat, and Tzipi Livni, former foreign minister and vice prime minister of Israel, discuss the potentially historic moment in Israeli politics as a coalition tries to end the 12-year run of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Christina Cross discusses new research that suggests that financial and other resources are also key to success for youth.