November 1, 2003

Buckskin Diplomacy

The objects Lewis and Clark acquired in negotiations with Indian nations have much to say.

by Christopher Reed

Published in the November-December 2003 print issue in the Features section.

At Radcliffe, the filmmaker joined Harvard historians to discuss what the nation’s founding means today.

Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.

An architect of Black women’s studies, Barbara Smith introduced the concepts of “identity politics” and “intersectionality.”

What happened to doing things for the sake of enjoyment?

The innovative greenery at Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex

A hotel, restaurants, and other retail establishments are open or on the way.