Abstract Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, and yet they have some of the highest rates of being uninsured when disaggregated into ethnic subgroups. Analyzing U.S. Census data from the 2008 to 2010 American Community Surveys, this article seeks to identify factors contributing to disparities in health insurance coverage among […]

  BY EMILY FRANCIS HARTMANN Federal health insurance exchanges (also known as insurance marketplaces) are off to a slow start. As we await the first official enrollment figures in mid-November, however, it is important to recognize that a slow start is not a surprise. Most of those who have been forecasting exchange enrollment over the […]

In fall 2012, my colleague and I interviewed more than a dozen law students for summer clerkships at our organization, the  National Center for Lesbian Rights. When a student learned that I was a Reproductive Justice Fellow at a LGBTQ organization, she asked for my advice on a situation at her law school. She was […]

 “A Dream Deferred” is a documentary film produced by the Harvard Law Documentary Studio and directed by Dario Guerrero and Alex Boota, students at Harvard College. The film follows four Harvard students as the deal with the burden no other students must deal with; they are undocumented. Opinion Editorial “What happens to a dream deferred?”  […]

*what did you do before came to the Kennedy School? Everything I could get my hands on. Worked in print and television media, taught politics at a university, worked for the government, founded and ran a political action group. As you can see – jack of all trades, master of nothing. I really think of […]

By Tommy Tobin Can a comic book help you learn how to build a better business? For the answer, look no farther than Seth Goldman, TeaEO (that would be “Tea Executive Officer”)  of Honest Tea, Inc. Honest Tea is a different type of beverage. The brand enjoys a unique position as a bottled tea, organic, […]

By Phillip A. Olaleye Phillip Olaleye, a second-year MPP student, opines on the damage inflicted by political impasse in Washington through the angle of the close-down of the National Park Service. He argues: Employees in National Park Service are NOT “non-essential,” and strength and foresight are required to avoid making the same mistake again! “Finally! […]

By Jeff Kushner During the many conversations I have had about the “shutdown” over the past few weeks, I am consistently surprised by the lack of understanding among educated people as to how our government works. As an American born during the Baby Boom, a large part of my education was devoted to the study […]

Sara Greenberg, a joint degree student with the Harvard Business School, spent the summer in Tel Aviv training and playing with Israel’s Women’s National Lacrosse Team. The team played in the World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario in mid-July, marking Israel’s inaugural appearance on the global lacrosse stage. The team finished in the top eight. While […]

In this heady time of mid-terms and papers it is all too easy to become lost in the ebb and flow of studies  and find yourself far too focussed with your head in a book in the dim glow of a library evening. Your time here is limited. You will have opportunities now that you […]

By MaryRose Mazzola Addressing a packed John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum on Friday, October 18th, former Congressman and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said the single greatest job he has ever had is his current one: the Mayor of Chicago. “Cities are not only where things happen but where things get done,” he […]

By Simon R. Bone, Editor-in-Chief Retired four-star Army general and former CIA director David Petraeus is joining the staff at Harvard’s John F Kennedy School of Government. Petraeus is known for implementing the successful “surge” and counterinsurgency strategies for US forces in Iraq. He was also commander of US and international forces in Afghanistan before becoming CIA director. He […]