In a recent piece for the Crimson, Alyssa Yamamoto explores the Medicines Patent Pool campaign which seeks to provide AIDS drugs at a lower cost to those who need them most. Read the full article at the Crimson.
Images of American pluralism at Occupy Wall Street. Benjamin Zhou ventures into the heart of the #Occupy movement, and finds that the enigmatic movement defies simple classification. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Steve Jobs died several weeks ago, but his work lives on. Harvard Political Review writer Jonathan Yip explains what really made the Apple founder special, and it wasn’t being an inventor. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Eight writers for the Harvard Political Review discuss their views on the future of Israel in the wake of the protests and upheavals throughout the Middle East. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Harvard Political Review writer Danny Wilson discusses the controversy and the triumphs of Harvard’s 375th celebration. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Most Harvard students know that Memorial Hall is dedicated to Harvard students who died for the Union during the Civil War. But what of those students who fought for the South? Samuel Coffin explores the interesting history of the Confederacy at Harvard. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Why is Obama’s Jobs Plan failing? Dhruv Singhal of the Crimson argues that the fault is with the Democrats and their self-centered attempts at centrism. Read the full article at Crimson.
The much criticized No Child Left Behind Act may be on its way out. Ross Svenson analyzes a new education bill that could fix the problems of NCLB and gain the support of both parties. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Many students watched the Harvard Workers’ Labor Day Protests from afar, but the effects of the negotiations between those workers and the University hit close to home. The Perspective joins the debate, encouraging students to support the various Harvard employees. Read the full article at the Perspective.
Using a recent IOP Policy Group panel discussion as a backdrop for his discussion, HPR writer Sam Finegold explores US foreign policy in the Middle East. Finegold suggests that the best strategy to developing strong relations with Turkey is for the US to take the bold step and recognize Palestinian statehood. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Sarah Couglon reports for the HPR from the #OccupyBoston protests in Dewey Square. Sarah sheds some light on who the demonstrators are, why they’re protesting, and what the future of the movement might be. Read the full article with Harvard Talks Politics.
The media has frequently discussed the liberal disenchantment with President Obama. But is this increasing frustration justified? Dhruv Singhal of the Crimson doesn’t believe so. Singhal argues that liberals have ignored reality by expecting the impossible from their president. Read the full article at the Crimson.
Months of speculation are over thanks to Sarah Palin’s recent announcement that she will not seek the presidency. Humza Bokhari hopes that her decision signals her exit from the public stage all together. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Many are questioning the legality of the recent killings of Anwar Al-Awlaki, an Al-Qaeda member and American citizen. Oreoluwa Barbarina argues in a recent post of the Harvard Political Review that such a killing cannot be justified. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Frank Mace of the Harvard Political Review calls for a rethinking of the death penalty in light of wrongful executions, and argues for life-without-parole as a viable alternative that could be realized with the right political mobilization. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
