Five days ago, George Floyd, an African American Minneapolis resident, died after being arrested and subjected to lethal violence at the hands of local police officers. Officer Derek Chauvin pinned Floyd’s neck to the ground while three other officers stood guard, despite clear evidence that Floyd did not resist arrest. The now-viral video clip shows … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has tested American government like no crisis before it. In contrast to the national responses launched by most countries, the American response to coronavirus has played out in the shadow of our federal system of government. Conceived by the framers as a bulwark against tyranny, the age-old institution of local decision-making has … Read more
Across the nation, students are making it clear to their universities that the curriculum they are learning every day is insufficient for the 21st century. Recognizing a rift between the words written on a chalkboard and the society that lies outside the classroom door, these students are increasingly pushing for a course of study that … Read more
On March 12, 2020, facing a rapidly spreading pandemic, New York theaters announced a general shutdown, which has become by now the longest in Broadway history. Beyond its catastrophic impact on the theater industry, the shutdown carries a symbolic meaning. The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has laid bare the backstage of the longest-running spectacle in the … Read more
This is the second part of a series on Georgia’s concurrent Senate races. Part I examined the history of concurrent Senate races in the United States, dug through complicated Georgia election laws and the odds of a January runoff for one or both seats, and profiled Jon Ossoff and David Perdue, two leading contenders for … Read more
The balance of the U.S. Senate may well be decided this cycle in Georgia. While media attention over the past few months has focused on competitive elections in Colorado, North Carolina, Maine, and Arizona, two concurrent Senate races for Republican-held seats in the emerging battleground have the potential to flip the Senate for Democrats — … Read more
Sriram Shamasunder, M.D. is an associate professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco. He is also co-founder and faculty director of the HEAL Initiative, a health equity organization that gives its fellows the opportunity to work alongside underserved populations in Navajo Nation and nine countries around the world. Harvard Political Review: Let’s … Read more
Sriram Shamasunder, M.D. is an associate professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco. He is also co-founder and faculty director of the HEAL Initiative, a health equity organization that gives its fellows the opportunity to work alongside underserved populations in Navajo Nation and nine countries around the world. Harvard Political Review: What … Read more
Today, neoimperialist powers often undermine the autonomy of Latin American politics and economics, especially on environmental issues. Although it is usually not perceived in such a way, environmental degradation is essentially a site of neocolonial conquest through the exploitation of natural resources and marginalization of disenfranchised communities. The longstanding legal battle between Chevron and some … Read more
Sometimes it is the tiniest spark that lights the largest fires. Small pocketbook items have become the catalysts for large-scale protest movements around the globe in the past months. A four-cent raise in metro fares in Chile, fluctuations in the price of onions in India, and a twenty-cent tax on the use of the messaging … Read more