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Lawrence Lessig explains how money corrupts Congress
Lawrence Lessig thinks American democracy requires a constitutional overhaul to counter the “economy of influence.”
Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson urge compromise in U.S. politics
Continuous campaigning and gridlocked governing in American politics
Composer and musician Ben Cosgrove portrays place in "Yankee Division," a new CD
Composer Ben Cosgrove connects sound and place.
by David Rice
Paul Finnegan elected a Fellow of the Harvard Corporation
Paul Finnegan joins the Harvard Corporation, expanding its ranks to 11.
Sam and James O'Connor, stalwarts of the Harvard heavyweight crew
The brothers O'Connor, from New Zealand, row on the Harvard varsity heavyweight crew.
Palindromist Mark Saltveit, Yo-Yo Ma on Leon Kirchner, and a sleuthing architect
A World Palindrome Champion, a sleuthing architect, and Yo-Yo Ma on Leon Kirchner
Nations fail due to institutional corruption, not geography, says James Robinson
James Robinson says that in the modern period, greedy leaders and institutional corruption, rather than geography, explain why some nations fail.
Meet Russell Phillips, director of the new HMS Center for Primary Care
Meet the director of Harvard Medical School's new Center for Primary Care.
Perfection isn't perfect: an undergraduate perspective on its human cost
The Undergraduate considers the human cost of perfection.
by Isabel Ruane
Harvard MIT edX online learning venture
Harvard partners with MIT to form edX, an ambitious online learning venture.
Harvard's Alexandar Keyssar analyzes voter suppression measures
Voting rights and partisan practices in a highly contested election year
Videos of student projects from Jeffrey Schnapp's "Library Test Kitchen" course
Watch videos of Library Test Kitchen student projects, including a WiFi cold spot, a Neo-Carrel sleeping chair, and “library friend” Biblio.