Nation & World
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						  ‘Our American compass is still true’MLK Lecture honoree Darren Walker urges hope, courage in fight against inequality, polarization 
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						  ‘Kids want to read harder stuff’Are outdated teaching methods to blame for declining U.S. reading scores? 
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						  Finding boundaries of debateTimes columnist Michelle Goldberg discusses Israel, social conservatism, immigration, and where free speech becomes something else 
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						  One idea for equalizing higher education: admissions lotteriesDavid Deming and Randall Kennedy discuss — and debate — good, bad of meritocracy with ‘Justice’ philosopher 
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						  Rising birth rates no longer tied to economic prosperityNew research by Claudia Goldin extends her work on how, why cultural changes around gender are driving down fertility in U.S., elsewhere   
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						  Pursuit of justice borne of personal experience with injusticeRosalie Abella, the first Jewish woman on Canada’s Supreme Court, was shaped by her parents’ resilience after Holocaust   
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							Finding the humor in politics, barelyThe host of “The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper” shared thoughts on Trump, satire, and our polarized nation during a visit to the Kennedy School.   
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							Straight talk with TV’s Joe and Mika“Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski stop by Harvard to discuss the difficulties women face getting equitable treatment in the workplace, the future of the Republican Party, and critique their former friend President   
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							Honoring Charles OgletreeHarvard Law School held a symposium to honor Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.   
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							The national anthem as lightning rodHarvard scholars and experts weigh in on NFL players’ recent protests during the national anthem.   
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							To improve education, reallocate funds, DeVos urgesU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos argued in favor of more school choice as a remedy for the nation’s beleaguered public education system during a protest-marked forum at the Harvard Kennedy School Thursday evening.   
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							The un-dropoutsAfter a two-year absence helping cultivate a startup to a point of business stability, five students return to Harvard.   
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							Thurgood Marshall: The soundtrack of their livesFive former law clerks of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall took part in a panel discussion at Harvard Law School about his life and legacy.   
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							An electoral French revolutionTwo recent Harvard Kennedy School graduates talk about how their involvement in Emmanuel Macron’s insurgent campaign in France had roots in their time at Harvard.   
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							The Obama years, in photosPete Souza, former White House photographer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, joined Ann Marie Lipinski at the JFK Jr. Forum to discuss his time photographing the First Families.   
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							Santos receives 2017 Great Negotiator AwardColombian President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Juan Manuel Santos was honored with Harvard Law School’s 2017 Great Negotiator Award for his work to end his country’s 52-year civil war.   
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							Spotlight on populist plutocratsA 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.   
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							On DACA, questions top answersWhen it comes to DACA, panelists say, the road ahead still promises more questions than answers.   
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							In their activism, a different kind of strengthIn 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.   
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							Harvard doctor recalls fall of SaigonHarvard doctor Bertram Zarins recalls watching copters being pushed off his ship, operating on some of the last people to leave Vietnam as Saigon fell.   
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							Campaign ’16: How coverage reroutedA 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.   
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							Where Washington actually worksOn Capitol Hill, the everyday business of government rolls along, aided by many Harvard-trained officials.   
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							Cheaper estimate for Boston rail linkThe 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.   
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							The focal point: White supremacyBart 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.   
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							Nation’s opioid emergency shows in findings on ICUsInvestigators 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.   
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							Gauging the bias of lawyersPolitical 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.   
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							First interned, then left behindA 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.   
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							The mayors, who have to make government workForty 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.   
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							New questions in Russia probeRolf 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.   
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							Sampling innovations in teaching and learningIn year-end showcase, Bok Center showcases new approaches for innovative teaching and learning.   
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							Rwanda’s women as leaders, not victimsSwanee 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.   
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							What Comey’s testimony meansRetired judge and Harvard lecturer Nancy Gertner weighs in on legal issues surrounding former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony about President Trump.   
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							Diplomacy in a changing worldAt 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.   
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							For Supreme Court justices, faith in lawIn Harvard visit, Supreme Court Associate Justices Gorsuch, Breyer emphasized their deep faith in the rule and primacy of law.   
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							The troubling U.S.-China face-offIn 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.   
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							A U.N. leader looks backIn a Q&A session, Kennedy School fellow Ban Ki-moon reflects on his decade-long tenure as United Nations general secretary.   
 
							 
							