Tag: David King

  • Nation & World

    Democrats have both Congress and the White House — but not a free hand

    In addition to winning the White House, Democrats will soon take control of Congress for the first time since 2007 after last week’s historic Senate runoff victories by the Rev.…

    Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right,
  • Nation & World

    No hearing for Garland, but plenty of noise

    Harvard analysts discuss the politics at work behind the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland ’74, J.D. ’77.

  • Nation & World

    Power shift

    David King, a senior lecturer at the Kennedy School, answers questions on the midterm elections and what’s next for lawmakers.

  • Science & Tech

    Earth feels impact of middle class

    The rise of the middle class is a bigger environmental challenge than the rising global population, according to Sir David King, the former science adviser to the British government, who urged the adoption of sustainable development as a way to manage growing global demands in a finite world.

  • Nation & World

    Considering gun violence

    Panelists at the Harvard School of Public Health urged both regulatory and cultural changes in how America handles guns, saying change will only come if people speak out and urging a shift in how society views guns in the home.

  • Nation & World

    Divided they stand

    What to expect in 2011 and beyond? After this month’s midterm elections, Harvard’s resident analysts look ahead to Congress’ upcoming agenda, from tax reform to foreign policy to the 2012 political calculus.