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Tag: Donald Trump
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Work & Economy
A call for a kinder capitalism
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D.Mass.) brought his crusade for “moral capitalism” to Harvard, arguing that the recent government shutdown represents capitalism at its least moral.
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Nation & World
An inside look at the powerful, porous NFL
As Super Bowl LIII approaches, political reporter Mark Leibovich, now a national correspondent for The New York Times magazine and author of the 2013 best-seller “This Town,” discusses the intersection of politics and the National Football League.
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Nation & World
Whither that wall
Weeks into a federal government shutdown over the president’s request for money to build a border wall to keep out migrants coming from Central America and Mexico, Harvard analysts discuss the practical, legal, and historical implications of Donald Trump’s possible move to declare a national emergency to bypass congressional opposition.
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Nation & World
John Kerry, still in the game
During a visit to Harvard, former Secretary of State John Kerry encourages students to do more than show up to vote: to take action.
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Nation & World
And the winner is: Who you think it is
Harvard faculty discuss the results of the midterm election and what they portend for governing the nation over the next two years and for the run-up to the presidential election in 2020.
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Nation & World
A troubled, but perhaps stronger, Europe
A panel of foreign policy analysts assesses the deeply strained relationship between the U.S. and Europe and consider what the future holds.
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Nation & World
Are there holes in the Constitution?
Legal and political analysts across Harvard discuss some of the constitutional questions raised by the Trump administration’s actions, and the possible scope of a president’s power.
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Nation & World
The worries over U.S. intelligence
After nearly six decades in U.S. intelligence, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talks candidly about what he saw and learned protecting the country, and why he’s felt compelled in a new book to speak out about President Trump and the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
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Nation & World
Among young, trust in social media is low, poll says
New IOP poll finds that young adults don’t trust much, not even the big tech companies. Perhaps that’s why the findings also say they’re promising to turn out for the midterm elections in November in larger numbers.
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Nation & World
On the web, privacy in peril
Innocent victim or background contributor? Facebook now faces questions from authorities on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean after news reports in The Guardian and The New York Times this…
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Nation & World
Trump’s language, unseemly to critics, reassures his base
First as a candidate and now as president, Donald Trump’s expressions and arguments are pointed directly at the worried white working class, and remain a draw for his political base.
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Nation & World
Wanted: A firewall to protect U.S. elections
A new bipartisan initiative at Harvard Kennedy School picks up where the federal government leaves off, bringing together experts in national security, cybersecurity, and politics to develop practical strategies, tools, and guidance to help U.S. political campaigns protect themselves from cyber threats.
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Nation & World
‘We know’ Russia hacked election
Sen. Angus King of Maine, who serves on the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, discussed the latest findings in the investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Nation & World
Bob Schieffer sees information overload
Veteran CBS News journalist Bob Schieffer returns to Harvard to discuss the Trump administration and how the technological changes reshaping the news business are also reshaping our ability to process information.
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Nation & World
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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Nation & World
The national anthem as lightning rod
Harvard scholars and experts weigh in on NFL players’ recent protests during the national anthem.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
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.
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Science & Tech
Will business fill the Paris void?
Q&A with HBS Professor George Serafeim on the response among corporate leaders to the U.S. exit from the Paris climate agreement.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
For the rural right, the key’s what ‘feels true’
Noted sociologist and author Arlie Hochschild discussed her research into the emotional life of “red state” conservatives and the “deep story” that informs their worldview.
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Nation & World
In Europe, nationalism rising
After the twin triumphs of Trump and Brexit, right-leaning European parties see fresh paths to political power.
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Work & Economy
A closer look at the post-election stock rally
A new Kennedy School paper looks at early investor reaction to Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Nation & World
To understand Trump, learn from his voters
To understand Donald Trump’s rise to power, Harvard Professor Michael Sandel says, it’s important to learn from his voters, who are concerned about economic inequality, professional hubris, dignified work, and patriotism.
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Nation & World
U.S. intelligence: A ‘truth-devoted’ culture
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former CIA officer and now a senior fellow at the Belfer Center, discusses the intelligence community’s investigation into Russian hacking of the 2016 election and the ongoing friction between these agencies and the administration of President Trump.
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Nation & World
Khizr Khan, reluctant activist
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who offered to lend Donald Trump his pocket Constitution in a rebuke of a proposed Muslim ban during the Democratic National Convention, urged Harvard students to “remain standing” for democratic values and principles during this “dark chapter” in American history.
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Nation & World
Student from Aleppo fears shift of fate
Karen Mardini ’18, who grew up in Aleppo, Syria, says that the Trump immigration order has made her feel uncertain about her future in the U.S.
