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Typical news readers prefer news headlines with simple language over more complex wording.
Americans have been hearing for years that democracy is being eroded and is literally at stake in the upcoming presidential election. But there is good news on the voting front as well.
The all-important third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was heavy on intensions, but light on detail.
The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An expert on civil disobedience sets the bar high for deploying police.
ICE detention facilities suffer from outdated systems, a lack of translation services – and a penchant for releasing ailing detainees to reduce the death count.
Since the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and social injustices. But for those suffering from the harms of slavery, the US remains silent.
Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.
A Philadelphia neighborhood is pushing back against the city’s plan to expand an existing shelter to serve people in active addiction.
Using disinformation to sway elections is nothing new. Powerful new AI tools, however, threaten to give the deceptions unprecedented reach.
Most Americans see China as the biggest threat to the US. But away from headline economic figures, China has a slew of challenges.
Electoral redistricting is a high-stakes political game, so Democrats and Republicans have a hard time playing fair. When they’re made to work together, a more representative result is possible.
The stigma around poverty and government benefits can make those initiatives less effective.
As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times, such as with school boards, the differences are particularly stark.
Life is full of hidden bottlenecks that result from logistical trade-offs between efficiency and your unique needs and desires. AI promises to change this taken-for-granted equation.
Cuba gets less attention as an espionage threat than Russia or China, but is a potent player in the spy world. Its intelligence service has already penetrated the US government at least once.
Calling something a ‘tragedy’ serves to minimize human responsibility for its causes, which can be convenient for the people who are causing the ‘tragedy.’
ChatGPT and its ilk give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock is ticking on learning to spot this disinformation before the 2024 election.
Diversity programs benefit schools and students in multiple ways, research shows.
New findings by political scientists at Northwestern University and Harvard Kennedy School provide a clearer picture of which demographic groups support Trump.
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Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Physician and Clinical Fellow in Health Policy and Social Emergency Medicine, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice, Harvard Kennedy School
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Executive Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School
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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Director of the People Lab, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
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Weatherhead Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Director of Research Projects in Democratic Practice, Harvard Kennedy School
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Fellow, Practicing Democracy Project, Harvard Kennedy School
