Jim Himes on his journey from Goldman Sachs to Capitol Hill Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) was born and lived for 10 years in Lima, Peru. He has worked at Goldman Sachs and at the New York non-profit Enterprise Community Partners. In Congress, he has worked to improve veteran benefits and increase middle-class tax cuts. Harvard … Read more
Former Secretary of Labor on the future of the work force Elaine Chao is the former United States Secretary of Labor. She served in President George W. Bush’s cabinet for both of his terms in office. The first Chinese-American person appointed to a president’s cabinet, Chao worked to improve worker protection and training during her … Read more
Richard Rothstein on the challenges facing American education Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a former national education columnist of The New York Times. Harvard Political Review: What is right with American education today? Richard Rothstein: Well, that’s a very difficult question to answer. There are an untold number … Read more
Howard Zucker on the World Health Organization and health policy Howard Zucker is the former Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization in charge of the Health Technology & Pharmaceuticals cluster, and Representative of the Director-General on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Public Health. Zucker previously worked in Washington as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health. … Read more
Writer and activist Rose Styron on the role of art in politics Rose Styron is a poet, journalist, and human rights activist. She has published three volumes of poetry and has written articles on human rights and foreign policy. Currently, she is leading a study group at Harvard’s Institute of Politics and was recently interviewed … Read more
Former National Security Advisor on U.S. policy in the Middle East Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski is the former National Security Advisor to President Carter and is considered a realist in foreign policy. He is currently a professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Recently, Dr. Brzezinski spoke with the HPR about … Read more
U.S. Senator Bob Corker on aid to the auto industry Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is the former mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and was elected to Congress in 2006. He was very visible during the debate over the Senate’s auto industry bailout proposal. He shared with the HPR his thoughts about his bill — which emphasized … Read more
Fred Thompson on the continuing challenges of American foreign policy Fred Thompson is a former Senator and assistant U.S. attorney who campaigned for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. As well as playing an outspoken district attorney on the TNT series “Law and Order,” Thompson has served as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board and … Read more
Former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela on free trade Charles Shapiro served as U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela from 2002 to 2004. He now heads a State Department task force on free trade agreements. During a recent visit to Harvard, Shapiro sat down with the HPR to discuss a variety of topics in U.S.-Latin American relations. Harvard … Read more
Brent Scowcroft on American interests in the Middle East Now the founder and president of a major international consulting firm, Lt. General Brent Scowcroft (Ret.) remains one of the most venerable figures in America’s foreign policy establishment. Gen. Scowcroft served as National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush. Renowned for … Read more