The inherent nature of traditional media and social media — one that scrutinizes the livelihoods of celebrities — still exercises a form of control over Britney Spears, even from fans with good intentions.
In this moving photo essay, staff writer Charles Hua documents how small businesses in Cambridge have grappled with COVID-19. As he depicts the vibrant city’s efforts to reopen, he asks: What have we lost? And how will we recover?
On Feb. 1, Myanmar’s decade-long experiment with democracy was put on hold as the military seized power. Yet the people of Myanmar, in an extraordinary display of courage, keep pouring on the streets in the hopes of restoring democracy.
Is it ethical to allow misinformation and inflammatory speech on social media platforms? What should be done about such speech? Staff writers Lauren Baehr and Jacob Ostfeld offer their perspectives.
The feature presents unfiltered quotes from my three conversations with three Harvard union leaders, who share the importance of recognizing Harvard employees and the potential that undergraduate students have to amplify these workers’ voices.
QAnon’s unprecedented popularity reveals not only the individual disillusionment of thousands of Americans, but also the larger American identity crisis that emerged leading up to, during and since the end of the Trump administration.
What has been the role of social media, not only as a contributor to 2020, but as a looking glass from which we can examine the lifetime and legacy of this historic year? Has social media obstructed hindsight 2020, or has it served to clarify the complicated mess of our recent history?
In normal times, Harvard, like most elite and diverse institutions, harbors a host of inequalities on its campus. But on a campus with unprecedented social restrictions, the pandemic — as it has everywhere else — exacerbated already existing socioeconomic inequalities amongst its student body.
Many factors, from wealth and racial inequalities to the accessibility of healthcare and more, all played a role in causing the American coronavirus pandemic to reach this scale. But one factor few have considered, yet which may have had the largest impact, may be what could be called the “structural fragility” of American scientific and governing institutions.
