Reminiscing on the past 60 years of global economic and political history, South Korea seems remarkably successful. In this time span, it has pulled itself up by its bootstraps to become a major player in both international trade and East Asian geopolitics, not to mention a cornerstone of 21st century global popular culture that goes beyond … Read more
The civil war in Syria has passed its third anniversary, yet the situation in and around the nation remains dire. War persists, and the crisis endures, affecting approximately 2.5 million Syrian nationals who have been displaced from their homes into neighboring countries. These innocent civilians—75 percent of whom are women and children and 1.5 million … Read more
Kevin Rudd served as prime minister of Australia from 2007 through 2010 and again in 2013. Harvard Political Review: Your government was characterized by a desire for fairness; most notably you gave an apology to the Indigenous people in 2008. How do you feel that your policies followed up upon that apology, or tried to … Read more
Responsible Investment at Harvard was launched in the spring of 2013 to hold Harvard accountable for the ethical practices of companies it invests in using its endowment. In particular, RI@H would like to work with those affected by Harvard’s timber plantations in Argentina. In April, the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition brought two organizers … Read more
This past January, in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down the FCC’s net neutrality rules, which required Internet service providers (ISPs) to deliver all Internet content at the same speed. Contrary to some media reactions, the D.C. ruling does not mark the death of … Read more
For a full transcript of the HPR’s interview with Sarah Cole, a sophomore and organizer of the demonstration pictured below, click here. It’s 6:15pm on a Sunday, and over 40 Harvard students have taken up signs and formed three silent lines in the Science Center Plaza. Eleven students in the front row are wearing signs … Read more
On April 30, Act on a Dream, in conjunction with many groups on campus such as IOP’s Citizenship Tutoring and Korean Student Association, held a panel on immigration reform titled “Battles Won and the Fight Ahead.” It featured four experts on the immigration reform movement (in order of appearance): Lizbeth Hernandez – Director of … Read more
On January 21, the former managing director of the Harvard-owned timber company Scolopax SRL was detained on charges of money laundering and corruption in Romania. According to Romanian prosecutors, Dragoș Lipan Secu and his wife accepted bribes including a Crysler Sebring, a vacation to the Canary Islands, and $1.3 million in exchange for purchasing forest … Read more
For a full transcript of the HPR’s interview with Sarah Cole, a sophomore and organizer of the demonstration pictured below, click here. It’s 6:15pm on a Sunday, and over 40 Harvard students have taken up signs and formed three silent lines in the Science Center Plaza. Eleven students in the front row are wearing signs … Read more
For the HPR’s photo essay of the demonstration, click here. Sarah Cole ’16 serves as one of the core organizers of the Diversity Report, a campus-wide movement that organized a demonstration called “We Are Here” in the Science Center Plaza on April 27, 2014. Harvard Political Review: What motivated you to organize this demonstration? Sarah Cole: To give … Read more