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New research explores the need for a credibility framework to ensure a comprehensive approach to achieving climate goals
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (312+ words) A credibility framework offers lessons for both developed and developing nations, researchers argue. Climate goals increasingly look out of reach for the timelines recommended to stop further climate change. Yet some countries are making more progress than others." A new…...
HKS alumni cross the aisle to fix government
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (153+ words) Anne Healy MPA/ID 2012, JD 2012 and Lauren Lombardo MPP 2022 are working to make state and federal government more functional and efficient. Healy: Lauren just has this incredible ability to work with people who have very different perspectives, mental models, and…...
The Ethics of AI
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (124+ words) Harvard Kennedy School The Ethics of AI Zo" received her Ph D in economics from Harvard in 2023 and is currently a fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. Her work centers on privacy, equity and transparency in markets and algorithms....
Historical levels of mobilization: Harvard professors discuss American Democracy
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (454+ words) In "The Breakdown," Erica Chenoweth and Steven Levitsky discuss voting rights, the media, protests in Minneapolis, claims of election fraud, and if Americans are "complacent" today. Is the United States sliding into authoritarianism? Or are the bulwarks of democracy growing…...
In the Caribbean, Colonial Era Laws Still Criminalise Love. It's Time to Change That.
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (742+ words) Harvard Kennedy School In the Caribbean, Colonial Era Laws Still Criminalise Love. It's Time to Change That. By Leo Varadkar, Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Fellow (2025-26) From Canada in the north to Chile in the south, homosexuality has been long since…...
Killing the goose that laid the golden egg: Professor Ricardo Hausmann explains Bolivia's economic crisis
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (589+ words) HKS Professor Ricardo Hausmann describes the roots of Bolivia's economic crisis and how the country can change course Bolivians are experiencing an economic crisis. Fiscal challenges had been brewing for years, and came to a head in 2023 with recession, high…...
Pay for Half: A Better Remedy for Google Search
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (115+ words) In September 2025, Judge Amit Mehta issued the long-awaited remedies opinion in the United States v. Google search case, in which he had previously held that Google illegally maintained its monopoly in general search services. At the heart of that monopoly were…...
Five things you can do this summer if you're considering graduate school
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (477+ words) By Maleni Palacios MPP 2027 So you're thinking about a master's degree'maybe even one at Harvard Kennedy School. Whether you're comparing a few different programs or just starting to explore the idea, you've probably wondering whether this is the right next…...
Fair Workweek laws led to clear benefits for workers
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (254+ words) Hourly workers in the United States are often paid low wages, have few benefits, and face unstable schedules and insufficient work hours. Over the last decade, 10 cities and states have implemented "fair work week" or "predictable scheduling" laws to offer…...
Reclaiming the Bully Pulpit: Leadership, Dignity and the American Public's Desire for Better Politics
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (355+ words) By Brandon Tatum, Ed. D, Taubman Center Visiting Fellow One of the most revealing findings in the Hart research survey is how Americans distribute responsibility for division. While respondents most frequently cited responsibly as lying with media organizations and political…...