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Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade “will have huge political ramifications”

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion. The ruling is expected to result in abortion bans in nearly half the states ...
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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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U.S. Supreme Court v. American public opinion: the verdict is in

The United States Supreme Court issued rulings this year on some of the most vexing and polarizing issues on the national agenda: church vs. state, abortion, immigration, LGBGT rights, presidential ...
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Pathways in Public Service: How Sophie Faaborg-Andersen MPP 2023’s experience at HKS prepared her for a career at the Department of Defense

Every student’s path to Harvard Kennedy School is unique. What our alumni go on to do after graduating is equally varied. We asked several of our alumni to tell us about their experiences before, ...
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The U.S. Sulphur Dioxide Cap and Trade Programme and Lessons for Climate Policy

See citation below for complete author information. The sulphur dioxide (SO2) allowance-trading programme established under Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) was the world’s first ...
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The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy

For a century, the geopolitics of energy has been synonymous with the geopolitics of oil and gas. However, geopolitics and the global energy economy are both changing. The international order ...
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Race, Racial Inequality, and Biological Determinism in the Genetic and Genomic Era: Biological Dete. rminism and Social Policy: Genetic Determinism, Technology Optimism, and ...

Race, Racial Inequality, and Biological Determinism in the Genetic and Genomic Era: Biological Determinism and Social Policy: Genetic Determinism, Technology Optimism, and Race: Views of the American ...
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Center for Public Leadership

September 25, 2025 David Gergen Summer Fellowship reflections: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development September 24, 2025 David Gergen Summer Fellowship reflections: UNFCCC Global Climate ...
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The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S.

To mark the arrival of the 21st century, in 1999 the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine offered an Olympian preview of the decades ahead. The Academy foresaw a world in which ...
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Beyond Material Poverty: Why Time Poverty Matters for Individuals, Organisations, and Nations

Beyond Material Poverty: Why Time Poverty Matters for Individuals, Organisations, and Nations. Ashley Whillans, October 2019, Paper, "Over the last two decades, global wealth has risen. Yet, material ...
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Black History Month: The Importance of Learning Black History

Each February, the United States celebrates Black History Month and honors the innumerable achievements, contributions, and the history of African Americans. Below, the Carr Center's Racial Justice ...
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Working Papers

Our Working Papers offer a variety of perspectives on defining, categorizing, and evaluating issues related to corporate responsibility. The Working Paper series includes the work of CRI faculty, ...