The Holy Defense Museum in Teheran. Since assuming the presidency, Donald Trump has dramatically increased political tensions with Iran. On May 8, 2018, President Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Under the JCPOA, widely known as the Iran nuclear deal, Iran had promised to stop enriching weapons-grade uranium … Read more
Michael Baick is the co-chair of Harvard College Democrats for Pete. Mayor Pete Buttigieg makes it no secret that he is the youngest one in the room. Indeed, the mayor himself epitomizes why so many young people are getting involved. He speaks movingly about his lived experience with modern challenges: $130,000 of student debt that weigh down his … Read more
Louisiana, like many coastal regions around the globe, is sinking into the sea. Years of canal dredging, built so the oil industry could travel through the bayous, have turned marshes into open ocean. Levees have blocked the natural flow of the Mississippi River, stopping the sediments that strengthen the wetlands. Meanwhile, sea levels are rising. … Read more
Hong Kong City. “Unwavering support” and waning freedoms On October 1, 2019 – National Day in China – Hong Kong didn’t catch China’s celebratory mood. There were fireworks and guns fired, but these weren’t celebratory fireworks or a gun salute. These fireworks were ones lit by protestors; this gun was used not in salute but … Read more
Damian Richardson is the chair of the Harvard College Democrats for Kamala Executive Board. The evidence is mounting. Donald Trump has repeatedly and openly solicited the services of foreign governments to investigate his political opponents and interfere in the 2020 election. This president is lawless, unpatriotic, and dangerous. Unlike proceedings in a courtroom, however, Donald … Read more
With nearly 7,000 students enrolled in courses each semester, Harvard College has nearly 7,000 different sources of input on how the University should be run. Students from all different walks of life bring differing ideas about the countless decisions university administrators make. Harvard College is undoubtedly free to make complex and challenging decisions as it … Read more
It is hard to attend Harvard without comparing it to Harry Potter’s Hogwarts. Acceptance letters feel as magical as those delivered by owls, and Annenberg Hall could have easily hosted Harry and Voldemort’s final duel. Most strikingly, in a somewhat mysterious process not unlike that of the Sorting Hat, an algorithm adjusted only for gender … Read more
Jeff Flake is a resident fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics for the fall of 2019. Flake served as U.S. Senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019 after having served in the House of Representatives for twelve years. Senator Flake was a part of the “Gang of Eight,” a group of eight senators who pushed for … Read more
Three Chinese Navy Ships ready to sail. Earlier this month, on September 13, the U.S. Navy sailed a guided-missile destroyer, the USS Wayne E. Meyer, into the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands. The mission’s objective was to challenge Chinese territorial claims in the region. As Commander Reann Mommsen, spokesperson for the U.S. Navy’s … Read more
American youth climate activists have given themselves an 11-year deadline. Concerned by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2018 report, which warned of the dire impacts of a 1.5 degree Celsius global temperature increase by 2030, American youth climate activists are working to mobilize the government and the public. They aim to prevent the damaging … Read more