Politics
Markey Wins Race
Senator-elect Edward J. Markey gives one final wave to the crowd before his departure.
Markey Greets Crowd
Senator-elect Edward J. Markey personally greets his supporters in the audience shortly after giving his victory speech on Tuesday night at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
Celebration
Confetti rains as supporters celebrate following Senator-elect Edward J. Markey's victory speech.
Markey & Family
Senator-elect Edward J. Markey's family greets him and his wife Susan Blumenthal on stage following Markey's victory speech.
Two Years After Warren, Medical School Lecturer To Run for Governor
Donald M. Berwick ’68, a lecturer on health care policy at Harvard Medical School, announced Monday that he will run for governor of Massachusetts in 2014.
With Special Election Looming, Obama Stumps for Markey in Boston
Speaking at a rally in Roxbury on Wednesday, President Barack Obama urged a crowd of over 5,000 to back U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey of Malden, the Democrat who polls and analysts say is the favorite in the June 25 special election to fill the Commonwealth’s open Senate seat.
President Barack Obama addresses a crowd of approximately 5,400 at a rally for U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee for the state's open Senate seat, in Roxbury Community College’s Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Wednesday. Markey will face off against his Republican opponent Gabriel E. Gomez in a June 25 special election.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 (left) and U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey (center) engage in conversation while Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino (right) looks on at Boston Logan International Airport on Wednesday. The three politicians were waiting for the arrival of President Barack Obama, who visited Roxbury to stump for Markey, who is running for the state's open Senate seat.
Underdog Gomez Goes on Offensive in Debate with Markey
U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez, the two men seeking the Commonwealth’s open U.S. Senate seat, traded jabs on a host of issues, spanning from abortion to gun control, in a charged debate Wednesday night at WBZ-TV studios in Allston.
A Cultivated Partnership
In January 2014 Menino will step down from the Boston mayorship, a post he has held since 1993. The city’s longest-serving mayor, Menino has collaborated with Harvard through four serving presidents, land purchases in Allston, and the rise of online education.
Defusing the H-Bomb
No matter the race, a Harvard degree will attract attention—and typically, the most successful candidates try to weave that scrutiny into a narrative that resonates with voters.
A Conversation with Former Senator Tim Wirth
FM sat down with the former Senator of Colorado Tim Wirth '61 to chat about politics, Harvard life, Gov 1310, and of course, Hillary Clinton.
Religion Experts
Experts on the intersection of religion and politics gathered in Andover Hall at the Divinity School to share their perspectives and experiences related to the use of religion to justify terror.
Yale Law School Dean Argues Against Corporate Participation in Political Campaigns
Speaking to an audience of professors and graduate students, Yale Law School dean Robert C. Post ’69 presented his case for a constitutional basis for campaign finance reform and argued against the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision which allows a certain degree of corporate participation in political campaigns based on the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Carr Center Speakers Express Disapproval of Israeli-Palestinian Water Distribution
Calling for comprehensive solutions to the water crisis in the West Bank, Tufts professor Annette Huber-Lee and Palestinian refugee Nidal al-Azraq presented work on improving Palestinian access to adequate safe water at an event hosted Thursday evening by the Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.
The Tanner Lectures on Human Values 2012-2013
Robert C. Post '69, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School, speaks about equality and campaign finance within the context of the First Amendment. This second lecture in The Tanner Lectures on Human Values 2012-213, sponsored by the Office of the President and the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard, took place at Lowell Lecture Hall Thursday afternoon.
Millennials Harbor Distrust Towards Government, IOP Reports
Young adults aged 18 to 29, also known as the millennial generation, have an increased distrust in every political institution except the military, according to a biannual Institute of Politics report released Tuesday. Written and analyzed by students, the report also showed an increased polarization among party lines since the election and split opinions about gun regulation.
Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren introduces Ed Markey at the Omni Parker Hotel rally on April 30.