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Obama's Law Professor Says DOMA Unconstitutional

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unconstitutional, Marriage, Harvard University, Laurence Tribe, Equal Rights, Harvard Law School, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Department of Justice, Glad, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Constitution, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

A campaign is underway to encourage the Department of Justice to refuse to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.

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Harvard To Endow Chair In Gay Studies

AP | MELISSA TRUJILLO | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Studies, Harvard University, Harvard Gay Studies, Queer Studies, Politics News

BOSTON — Harvard University is creating a visiting professorship in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies with a $1.5 million gift from...

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Ethiopian-American Lawyer on Conflicts Along the Nile

Jim Luce | Posted 06.25.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Uganda, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Lawyer, Thought Leaders, Global Citizens, Ethiopia, Fasil Amdetsion, Lake Victoria, Harvard University, Jim Luce, Yale University, Water Rights, Sudan, Tanzania, Mediterranean, River Nile, Ethiopian-American, World News
Jim Luce

Fasil Amdetsion, an attorney from Ethiopia, thinks the Nile basin will be the most likely site of a future "water war" because the Nile embodies "all the challenges that transnational management of fresh water could possibly present."

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Single-Payer Advocates Protest Senate Hearing

The Real News | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Harvard University, Senate Finance Committee, US Senate, Health Care Reform, Paul Jay, Washington DC, Senator Baucus, Single Payer Healthcare, Health Insurance, The Real News, Health Care, Politics News
The Real News

Opponents of a single-payer plan say Americans will never accept socialized medicine. But according to a 2008 poll, when Americans were asked what they thought of socialized medicine, 45 percent said it would be better.

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Yemen's Economic Crisis Threatens Volatile Region's Security (PHOTOS)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

Read More: American Institute of Yemeni Studies, Yemen, Somalia Pirates, Human Rights Watch, Somalia, Gregory Johnsen, Thomas Hegghammer, Somalia Terrorists, Charles Schmitz, Diane Tucker, Unesco World Heritage, Yemen Terrorism, Pirates Ship Somalia, Yemen Embassy Bombed, Harvard University, Al Qaida, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Christoph Wilcke, Shibam, Pakistan, Pakistan Crisis, Slideshow, World News
Diane Tucker

Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Arab world. It faces corruption, malnutrition and water shortages. Its population of 23 million owns over 23 million firearms. It's a witch's brew of potential disaster.

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Global China Connection: From Columbia to Stanford and McGill

Jim Luce | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: University of Toronto, American Century, McGill University, Derrick Fu, University of Chicago, Keith Miao, University of Michigan, Timothy Liu, Gavin Newton-Tanzer, Emory University, Global China Connection, Rice University, Chinese Century, Columbia University, Harvard University, Joseph Stiglitz, Tyco International, Yale University, Uc-Berkeley, Stanford University, Alice Zhang, China, World News
Jim Luce

Hundreds of Chinese studies majors at top universities in North America have recently formed a network dedicated to forging new economic, cultural, and political links between East and West.

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Take a Hike, Professor Summers!

Murray Fromson | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Harvard University, Frank Rich, World Bank, Economy, Lawrence Summers, President Obama, Politics News
Murray Fromson

What is incomprehensible is that Summers may be an economic genius, but he seems to have the sensitivity of a 300 lb. gorilla.

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Summers/Geithner Plan: Bank Heist One More Time

Diane Francis | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Harvard University, Wall Street, Investment Banks, Tim Geithner, Tim Geithner Bailout, Banking Crisis, Banks, Larry Summers, Traders, D.E. Shaw, Leverage, Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Francis

This plan is more of the same: highly leveraged risk-taking shenanigans facilitated by a naive government and tax dollars.

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Barack Hussein Obama: Born To Be Hurt?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mixed Race, Passing, Miscegenation, City College, Life on the Color Line, Walter White, Philippa Duke Schuyler, Composition in Black and White, Interacial Relationships, Harlem Renaissance, The Life of Philippa Schuyler, Race, Mixed Race Childern, Barack Hussein Obama, Interracial-Marriage, Tragic Mulato, Harvard University, Tiger Woods, Interacial Sex, Alicia Keys, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Born to Be Hurt, Gregory H. Williams, Imitation of Life, George Schuyler, Columbia, Halleberry, Entertainment News
Michael Henry Adams

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Detroit Gets 10% of What AIG Already Has Received from TARP

Steve Parker | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Europe, Congress, President Obama, Representative Sandy Levin, Chicago, TARP Money, Captive Imports, Detroit Three, Walter Reuther, Cars, Washington DC, Asia, American International Group, Joe Kennedy, Charles Ponzi, Yale Galanter, Ford Motor Co, Fdr, Chrysler, Aig, Tom Wolfe, Senate, Senator Carl Levin, Harvard University, Wall Street, General Motors, Uaw, Masters of the Universe, US Chamber of Commerce, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Business News
Steve Parker

Why does Detroit get only 10% of what the banks and Wall Street have been loaned?

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Harvard Scrambling To Pay Its Bills

New York Times | GERALDINE FABRIKANT | Posted 03.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Harvard, Harvard Endowment, Harvard University, Business News

Harvard may be the nation's wealthiest university, but it is short on cash. The school relies on its endowment to generate a third of the money for i...

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Human Capital -- an Asset, Not Just an Expense

Doug Struck | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Newspapers, CEO Pay, Unemployment, Finance, Ceos, Economic Crisis, Corporate Greed, Newspaper Industry, Death of Newspapers, Harvard University, Accounting, Stimulus Package, Journalism, Recession, Business News
Doug Struck

Economists use the term "human capital," but nowhere in accounting principles are people counted as an asset -- only as an expense.

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Afghan Exit Cannot Be Based On End-State Goals: Policy Expert

Foreign Policy Newsweekly | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: Rory Stewart, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Surge, Harvard University, Afghanistan, Taliban, Turquoise Mountain Foundation, Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, Afghanisan, World News

Afghanistan will remain a fragile, developing country in the same vein as Chad and Nepal for decades to come, and no matter how long international tro...

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How Will Colleges Survive? Schools Suffering In Crisis

Huffington Post | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Harvard, Harvard University, Education, Business News, College, Paying for College, Higher Education, Personal Finance, Economy, Financial Crisis, Business News

Harvard recently reported that the value of its endowment has dropped $8 billion between the end of June through October of this year. This news is es...

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Harvard Study: 365,000 Died Due To South Africa's Misguided AIDS Policies

The New York Times | Celia W. Dugger | Posted 12.27.2008 | World

Read More: Thabo Mbeki, Mbeki Aids, South Africa Mbeki, Harvard University, South Africa, South Africa Aids, Harvard Study Aids, Africa, World News

JOHANNESBURG -- A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 pe...

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Harvard Project Proposes Rich Nations Cut CO2 First

Reuters | Michael Szabo | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, World Trade Organization, Environmental Policy, Harvard University, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Environment, Global Warming, Green News

Rich nations should make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on business as usual for the time being, according to a p...

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Bill Clinton Lays Out What Matters in a President; McCain Flunks the Test

Brian Ross | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Bill Clinton, John McCain, Four Points, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Fdr, Kissimmee, Clinton Florida, Florida Clinton, Barack Obama Bill Clinton, Policies, George W. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, Philosphy, Harvard University, Ability to Execute, Sarah Palin, Good President, Clinton Obama, Florida, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, What Makes a Good President, Ability to Make a Decision, Home News
Brian Ross

Bill Clinton gave one of the best speeches of his political career on Wednesday night in Kissimmee, FLA., and he did it in one sentence.

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The 'We Drove 200 Miles Up Here For' Homecoming Dinner Special

Jason Notte | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Uno's Chicago Grill, John McCain, Pizza, Harvard University, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Pizzeria Uno, Business News
Jason Notte

It's homecoming season at America's institutions of higher learning, which means one thing for parents and students alike: Inoffensive casual dining.

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Obama's Keys To Winning Tuesday's Town Hall Debate

Eric Morse | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Nashville, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Town Hall, Vice Presidential Debate, Harvard University, McCain Palin, Progressives, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Obama Biden, Campaign 2008, Home News
Eric Morse

Obama, who has been criticized by opponents for being "aloof" and "professorial," may have his work cut out for him on Tuesday. But his laid-back, unflappable demeanor creates an excellent opportunity to connect with the voters in the room and those watching on television.

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Butterfly, Bee

Jeff Danziger | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Presidential Debates, Harvard University, Mccain, Bee, Butterfly, Political Cartoons, Politics News
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This Country Needs An Intellectual

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Ideologue, Joe Biden, Navay Academy, Obama Biden, Palin Mccain, Harvard University, Anti-Intelectuals, Bush Administration, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Elitism, Election 2008, Policy Coverage, Intellectualism, Home News
Sheila Suess Kennedy

The charge of elitism is a manifestation of America's longstanding and unfortunate subtext of anti-intellectualism, and its use during this campaign is both revealing and disturbing.

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Twitter Research Shows Men Follow Men, Nobody Tweets

Posted 09.16.2009 | Technology

Read More: Twitter, Twitter Research, Hbs, HBS Twitter, Twitter Users, Harvard University, Harvard, Harvard Business School, Harvard Twitter, Technology News

Twitter has attracted tremendous attention from the media and celebrities, but there is much uncertainty about Twitter's purpose. Is Twitter a communi...

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Greenest Colleges in America

TheDailyGreen.com | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Greenest Colleges, Duke University, Green Living, Middlebury College, Harvard University, College, Green News

When it comes to protecting the planet, many schools have given it more than a college try. In fact, America's institutions of higher learning are som...

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Supreme Court ruling on child rape strikes a blow to human rights.

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Justice Kennedy, Supreme Court, Capital Punishment, Child Rape, Harvard University, Rape of a Child, United Nations, Alan Dershowitz, Dershowitz, Crc, Sexual Abuse, Spitzer, Perpetrator, Child Sexual Abuse, Living News
Michealene Cristini Risley

Last Wednesday the Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, that sentencing someone to death for raping a child is unconstitutional. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy s...

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Obama Kept Harvard Law Review Balanced

Politico | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama at Harvard, Harvard Law Review, Harvard University, Barack Obama, Politics News

Barack Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990 gave him his first moment of national fame, a powerful intellec...

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