Tag: reform

  • Nation & World

    Quashing a voice, attacking a Nobel

    A Nobel Peace Prize for jailed Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo brought a flood of criticism from China’s ruling Communist Party. The reaction shows China’s dedication to maintaining its “moral authority” at home, said Bao Pu, publisher of a new book of Liu’s essays.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Mexican energy controversy addressed

    Raymundo Riva Palacio, editorial director of El Universal, a leading Mexican newspaper, discussed the details and the political ramifications of Mexico’s energy reform proposal designed to encourage private investment in the oil industry at the Center for Government and International Studies.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Cronin takes long view of Boston schools, from busing to the MCAS

    Joseph Cronin ’56, MAT ’57, came to Harvard on April 16 to examine the Boston Public Schools system’s struggles and successes over the past 76 years, detailed in his new book, “Reforming Boston Schools, 1930-2006: Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).

    4 minutes