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  • Spotlight on populist plutocrats

    A Harvard Law School conference will bring experts to analyze the phenomenon of populist plutocrats, political figures who, after being elected on ground-level campaigns, use the presidency to advance the interests of themselves and their allies.

  • On DACA, questions top answers

    When it comes to DACA, panelists say, the road ahead still promises more questions than answers.

  • In their activism, a different kind of strength

    In a conversation with sportscaster James Brown ’73, Berkeley Professor Harry Edwards described the history of activism by black athletes and how current players such as Colin Kaepernick continue their legacy.

  • Harvard doctor recalls fall of Saigon

    Harvard doctor Bertram Zarins recalls watching copters being pushed off his ship, operating on some of the last people to leave Vietnam as Saigon fell.

    Crew members aboard the USS Okinawa push a South Vietnamese helicopter overboard to make room for incoming flights filled with evacuees Saigon fleeing the Vietcong.
  • Campaign ’16: How coverage rerouted

    A comprehensive report from the Berkman Klein Center found stark differences between what conservative media consumers read and shared online and what everyone else was doing.

  • Where Washington actually works

    On Capitol Hill, the everyday business of government rolls along, aided by many Harvard-trained officials.

  • Cheaper estimate for Boston rail link

    The price tag for constructing a long-discussed north-south rail link between Boston’s North and South stations is now estimated at $4 billion to $6 billion, much less than prior estimates, according to a new study.

  • The focal point: White supremacy

    Bart Bonikowski, an associate professor who studies political sociology and nationalist political movements, discusses the seeming resurgence of white supremacist and nationalist groups in the wake of the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Va.

  • Nation’s opioid emergency shows in findings on ICUs

    Investigators at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reported a sharp rise in opioid-related admissions and deaths in U.S. intensive care units since 2009.

  • Gauging the bias of lawyers

    Political scientist Maya Sen discusses why she believes that, despite accusations by the president and many on the right, a lawyer’s history of political donations to Democrats isn’t proof of professional bias.

  • First interned, then left behind

    A paper co-authored by Harvard economist Daniel Shoag found that Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps in poorer regions fared worse than those who were sent to richer areas, and the economic disadvantage persisted for generations.

  • The mayors, who have to make government work

    Forty mayors from the United States and overseas gathered in New York City for the inaugural session of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, whose aim is to promote urban innovation.

  • New questions in Russia probe

    Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, director of the Belfer Center’s Intelligence and Defense Project, assesses revelations that in June 2016 top Trump campaign officials met with Russians who claimed they could deliver damaging information on Hillary Clinton.

  • Sampling innovations in teaching and learning

    In year-end showcase, Bok Center showcases new approaches for innovative teaching and learning.

  • Rwanda’s women as leaders, not victims

    Swanee Hunt, a lecturer at the Kennedy School and former U.S. ambassador to Austria, has written a book about the role of women in leading post-genocide Rwanda.

  • What Comey’s testimony means

    Retired judge and Harvard lecturer Nancy Gertner weighs in on legal issues surrounding former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony about President Trump.

  • Diplomacy in a changing world

    At a time when American commitments to major global institutions and agreements are a hot issue around the world, the Harvard Marshall Forum celebrated the legacy of one of America’s greatest humanitarian outreach efforts: the Marshall Plan, $13 billion in U.S. aid to a faltering Western Europe after World War II.

  • For Supreme Court justices, faith in law

    In Harvard visit, Supreme Court Associate Justices Gorsuch, Breyer emphasized their deep faith in the rule and primacy of law.

  • The troubling U.S.-China face-off

    In a new book, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Graham Allison looks at how the power struggle between Athens and Sparta in classical Greece offers important insights into the looming complexities as China’s meteoric rise threatens to displace the U.S. as the dominant world power.

  • A U.N. leader looks back

    In a Q&A session, Kennedy School fellow Ban Ki-moon reflects on his decade-long tenure as United Nations general secretary.

  • The fallout from Comey’s firing

    Harvard Law School Professor Alex Whiting discusses the legal issues swirling around President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.

  • A newly stable France, Europe

    Arthur Goldhammer, an analyst of French politics, discusses the impact of France’s presidential election on that nation and on Europe.

  • Harvard in Southeast Asia

    Harvard President Drew Faust traveled to Vietnam and Singapore in March to speak about the benefits of higher education.

  • Ask the undocumented

    Amid Trump’s shifting harsh immigration policies, the Gazette talked with four Harvard undocumented students, all protected from deportation under a federal program, about their hopes and concerns.

  • The lessons on Russian intelligence

    Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Mike Rogers, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, discuss Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

  • A student trip to the Holy Land

    A visit by Harvard students to the Holy Land shows everyday life, and many complications.

  • Kasich: Be open to ideas

    In a visit to Harvard Kennedy School, Ohio Gov. Kasich urged that cooperation replace rancor in American political life.

  • The challenges facing higher ed

    Excellence, access, and affordability are top concerns for higher education, Faust and other presidents say in Washington discussion.

  • The sexual exploitation of child migrants

    A new report from Harvard’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights examines the “emergency within an emergency” of sexual exploitation of child migrants.

  • For U.S. military, ideals must matter

    The world expects ethics and honor from American troops, service academy chiefs say at Harvard panel.