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Harvard Students for Harris, Harvard Dems Scale Back Canvassing Trip After Bus Cancellations
After one bus canceled and another failed to arrive, Harvard College Democrats and Harvard Students for Harris cut their 48-member crew down to 16 for a 24-hour canvassing trip to Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Harvard Vote Socialist Campaign Launches, Aims to ‘End Capitalism Before It Ends Us’
The Harvard Vote Socialist 2024 campaign, an unrecognized student organization campaigning for Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia in the 2024 presidential election, held its official launch event Monday.
Most Young Voters Support Harris Over Trump, New Harvard IOP Youth Poll Finds
Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 31 percentage points among likely young voters, according to the latest iteration of the Harvard Institute of Politics Youth Poll.
How Intellectual Vitality Became Vital to Harvard
Three years ago, almost no Harvard students had heard of “intellectual vitality.” Now, they can’t escape it.
Student Who Sued Harvard Over Antisemitism to Speak at Republican National Convention
Shabbos “Alexander” Kestenbaum, a recent Harvard Divinity School graduate who emerged as one of the University’s most fervent critics after he sued the school for its alleged failure to combat campus antisemitism, will speak at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday.
Harvard Republican Club Endorses Donald Trump in 2024 Presidential Election
The Harvard Republican Club endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, the second time the club has endorsed Trump.
‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’: Democracy Center Affiliates Rally to Protest Closing
Nearly 100 organizers, affiliates, and Cambridge residents gathered on Mount Auburn St. Sunday afternoon to protest the July 1 closing of the Democracy Center, a meeting place for activists and nonprofit organizations.
‘He Liked to Provoke’: Foreshadowing Tom Cotton ’99
More than 25 years ago, Tom B. Cotton ’99 helped organize Harvard Model Congress. But playing pretend apparently wasn’t enough.
200 Pro-Palestine Protesters Rally For Rafah, Stage Sit-in on Peabody Street
More than 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators rallied against Israel’s offensive in Rafah and condemned the repression of student activism at a heavily policed Saturday afternoon march from the Science Center Plaza through Harvard Square.
Former Secretary of the Navy Talks National Security at IOP Forum
Former Secretary of the Navy and former Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus urged greater investment in the U.S. military and continued financial support for Israel during a Harvard Institute of Politics Forum on Wednesday evening.
‘Awful, Awful Leader’: Bernie Sanders Condemns Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at Harvard Talk
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for a two-state solution to end the war in Israel and Gaza and condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for waging war “against the Palestinian people” during a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Friday.
Young Politicians Share Experiences, Advice on Running for Office at Harvard IOP Forum
Four young politicians discussed connecting with voters and offered advice for aspiring politicians in a panel at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics on Wednesday.
Student Protesters Accuse Harvard Administrators of Surveillance at Palestine Vigil
Pro-Palestine student protestors accused Harvard administrators of attempting to surveil and identify students participating in a Friday afternoon vigil for more than 100 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces while awaiting humanitarian aid.
Massachusetts Voters Will Head To Polls on Tuesday. Here’s What Experts Are Saying.
Massachusetts voters are set to head to the polls on Tuesday along with 16 other states and territories holding presidential primary elections on what is known as Super Tuesday.
Kornacki Says Trump Conviction Won’t Be Windfall for Dems at Harvard IOP Forum
NBC political analyst Steve J. Kornacki said swing voters are likely to keep supporting former President Donald Trump even if he is convicted of a felony at a Wednesday Institute of Politics Forum.