Social Sciences
The Dark History Behind Chocolate
A Harvard course on the politics and culture of food
by Lydialyle Gibson
Ending an Epidemic
The when and how of vaccines
by Jonathan Shaw
“From Neither Here Nor There”
Sociologist Roberto Gonzales on the predicament of undocumented young people
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Indispensable Power
On restoring American leadership through diplomacy
by Nicholas Burns
Electoral Eccentricity
Problematic features of the Electoral College
The Extinction of the Press?
If the press is essential to democracy, what can be done to save news organizations?
by Erin O'Donnell
Melissa Dell
“In the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, people in academic institutions like Harvard predominantly studied the U.S. and Europe,” says the development economist.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
At Home with Harvard: Racial Justice
Selections from Harvard Magazine's extensive coverage of racism, inequality, and incarceration
Pandemic in the Workplace
Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Pandemic Full of Heartbreaks
A conversation on health disparities, with Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds
by Lydialyle Gibson
COVID-19 May Be Much More Contagious Than We Thought
A critical scientific question that bears on policies for fighting the pandemic
by Jonathan Shaw