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Dr. Howard Koh, a former official at the US Department of Health and Human Services, discusses efforts to curb nicotine addiction.

The former New York Times executive editor discusses the news coverage of the 2016 presidential race.

Hanging photos of successful women can yield change in the way young girls think about their future prospects.

Tony Award-winning playwright and activist Eve Ensler says the act of making art is inherently political.

Chris Nowinski, who cofounded the Concussion Legacy Foundation, makes the case that chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a public health crisis.

Fadumo Dayib’s idealism comes not from naivete, but from a lifetime of overcoming considerable trials.

There are theoretical and practical reasons to examine the quality of elections.

Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative explores how race and the wealth gap affect justice in the US.

Harvard Kennedy School Senior Lecturer Hannah Riley Bowles discusses the effects of gender when women are negotiating a higher salary.

Fall 2015 Harvard Institute of Politics Fellow Brent Colburn has served in communications roles on the campaign trail and for the Department of Defense.

VOA basically exports the First Amendment, says David Ensor, the outlet’s former director.

Nearly 18 years after the ineffective Kyoto Protocol, hopes are high for real progress to come from the COP21 discussions.

It’s early yet, but the secret negotiations may become the thing that finally brought about transparency and open access in Cuba.

Jacqueline Bhabha, research director for the Harvard FXB Center on Health & Human Rights, explains the yearslong process to resettle asylum seekers from all over the globe.

“You cannot have a democracy unless citizens have access to independently gathered information,” the former “Face the Nation” host said.

Aspiration, inspiration, and agency are also important for student development, says Ronald Ferguson, the faculty chair of Harvard’s Achievement Gap Initiative.

Do protests influence elections? Can hate speech lead directly to more violence? Do religious activities increase happiness? David Yanagizawa-Drott aims to find out.

Faust emphasized that a successful career does not have to come at the expense of a commitment to public service, or vice versa.

As globalization revolutionized business, so too did it change the key players in human rights issues.

What once seemed like an unstoppable force has recently shown signs of slowing down. But there’s no need to panic, Peiran Wei says.

Christopher Herbert of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies discusses the “fundamental shift” in homeownership.

After combing through two centuries of data, the economist and Harvard Kennedy School professor found that countries used more than austerity measures to resolve their debts.

The former general and CIA director also discussed what strategic shifts would be necessary to make headway in Syria’s civil war.

Samore, President Obama’s former principal adviser on arms control and nuclear proliferation, outlines what’s next for the accord.