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Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024

From 7 October 2023 to 7 June 2024, the Crowd Counting Consortium recorded nearly 12,400 pro-Palestine protests and over 2,000 pro-Israel protests in the United States. Since January 2017, when CCC ...
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Bias, Distrust, and Trauma

George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers was followed not only by global protests for racial justice but also by the promise of reforms meant to curtail anti-Black law enforcement patterns ...
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The health insurance subsidies behind the government shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown is in its third week as funding bills have failed to garner the necessary votes from both Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government. At the center of this ...
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A Darkening Horizon: Nuclear Dangers Around the World with Matthew Bunn

Changing geopolitics and evolving technologies are raising the danger that nuclear weapons might actually be detonated in conflict for the first time since 1945. In this webinar, Matthew Bunn, ...
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U.S. Supreme Court v. American public opinion: the verdict is in

The United States Supreme Court issued rulings this year on some of the most vexing and polarizing issues on the national agenda: church vs. state, abortion, immigration, LGBGT rights, presidential ...
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Pathways in Public Service: How Sophie Faaborg-Andersen MPP 2023’s experience at HKS prepared her for a career at the Department of Defense

Every student’s path to Harvard Kennedy School is unique. What our alumni go on to do after graduating is equally varied. We asked several of our alumni to tell us about their experiences before, ...
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“This is a time to be brave”: Former governor Deval Patrick offers leadership lessons for a time of uncertainty

President Trump’s sweeping executive orders and his administration’s policy actions continue to have widespread effects on state and local governments—as well as the private sector and civil society.
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Black History Month: The Importance of Learning Black History

Each February, the United States celebrates Black History Month and honors the innumerable achievements, contributions, and the history of African Americans. Below, the Carr Center's Racial Justice ...
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Public Policy Summer Fellowship

The Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship challenges graduate students from across Greater Boston to immerse themselves in the region's public sector through a dynamic summer internship experience ...
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Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business

Power is one of the most misunderstood—and therefore vilified—concepts in our society. Most people assume power is predetermined by personality or wealth, or that it’s gained by strong-arming others.
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People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal

At a moment when our democratic abilities seem to have eroded, and political, economic, and technological forces have weakened the capacity for collective action, People, Power, Change is a ...
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Normalizing Reparations: U.S. Precedent, Norms, and Models for Compensating Harms and Implications for Reparations to Black Americans

June 2024, Paper: "Paying reparations to Black Americans has long been contentiously debated. This article addresses an unexamined pillar of this debate: the United States has a long- standing social ...