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Bias, Distrust, and Trauma

George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers was followed not only by global protests for racial justice but also by the promise of reforms meant to curtail anti-Black law enforcement patterns ...
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On the Digital Frontline with Russia: Hybrid Warfare, Ukraine, and Lessons Learned for the West

In this publication, Technology and Human Rights Fellow Anna Romandash examines Russia’s use of hybrid warfare against Ukraine, which blended cyberattacks, disinformation, economic coercion, and ...
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Explainer: Understanding the SNAP program—and what cuts to these benefits may mean

Between the government shutdown and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) is undergoing significant cuts. This 60-year ...
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Closing loopholes and raising revenue, new tax reforms will be crucial to the success of the Inflation Reduction Act

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law this week. The headlines will focus on the environmental and energy policies designed to address the climate change crisis, as well as ...
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An enduring commitment to service: celebrating veterans and service members at HKS

Veterans and active-duty military members form an important part of the Kennedy School community. Over the past ten years, more than 500 U.S. active duty service members, reservists, and veterans have ...
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A giant in his field and a caring mentor, Christopher “Sandy” Jencks has died at 88

Harvard Professor Christopher “Sandy” Jencks, a sociologist who won accolades for his pioneering research on economic inequality and earned admiration from generations of graduate students for his ...
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The Economic Consequences of the Iran War

Join The Journalist’s Resource and EconoFact on Monday, March 16 at 11:30 a.m. ET for an hourlong webinar, “The Economic Consequences of the Iran War.” This free webinar will feature: Binyamin ...
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Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule

The “3.5% rule” refers to the claim that no government has withstood a challenge of 3.5% of their population mobilized against it during a peak event. In this brief paper, author Erica Chenoweth ...
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China's Illegal Mining Operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Since the colonial era, when Congo was under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium, foreign powers have been not only pillaging natural resources from the Free State of Congo (today known as ...
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Andrew Collier | The Decline of China’s Property Market and the Global Economy

From 1992 until the boom ended in 2021, Chinese home property sales grew at an average rate of 25 percent per year. China was awash in new construction — often in the middle of empty fields far from ...
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Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy

Shortly after assuming office in January 2017, President Donald Trump accused the press of being an “enemy of the American people.” Attacks on the media had been a hallmark of Trump’s presidential ...
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Understanding Brexit: Cultural Resentment versus Economic Grievances

This study considers the evidence for ‘demand-side’ theories seeking to explain the outcome of the Brexit referendum and subsequent divisions in UK politics. Economic theories suggest that the Leave ...