Benefits of legislation meant to help all veterans were routinely denied to Black veterans.
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Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one…
How do expressions of support or opposition by the U.S. federal government, influence violent hate crimes against specific racial and…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
As a project in Long Beach demonstrates, treating people as individuals rather than as statistics can yield big benefits.
A framework for understanding the roles individuals and organizations can play in a movement for social change.
Frank (Francis X.) Hartmann, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, is a Senior Research Fellow of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and…
Timothy Patrick McCarthy is an award-winning scholar, educator, and human rights activist who has taught at Harvard since 1998. At HGSE, he…