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Should Cities Use Hackathons to Solve Social Problems? Lessons from America’s Datafest at Harvard

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 activism, business, Elections, local government, social policy, technology, United States

BY ALISON FLINT I first learned about hackathons when I saw an ad for an event called Datafest hosted at

He Said, We Said: Breaking Down the State of the Union

January 31, 2014January 31, 2014 American politics, democracy, education, social policy, state of the union, United States

Note: This post assesses President Obama’s State of the Union Address in 4 policy ares: K-12 Education, Higher Education, LGBTQ

2014 State of the Union: Issue by Issue

January 27, 2014January 26, 2014 American politics, democracy, economics, education, health care, policy, social policy, state of the union, Supreme Court, United States

A Note of Explanation: For the first time, the Kennedy School Review has tapped into the policy expertise of students

When Too Much Remains the Same: Women’s progress in America has farther to go

December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 American politics, blog, democracy, Elections, gender, journalist, reform, social policy, United States, women's movement

BY ELIZABETH A. KISLIK In a lecture at Harvard University in mid-October, New York Times columnist Gail Collins discussed how

Jeb Bush on Education Reform in America

December 4, 2013December 3, 2013 American politics, blog, common core, education, florida, inequality, reform, social policy, United States

BY GOVERNOR JEB BUSH As adults, we are responsible for the educational success of our children. And as adults we

The 25th Amendment & Dick Cheney’s Heart

October 25, 2013November 21, 2013 American politics, blog, democracy, Elections, United States

BY TOMMY TOBIN Whatever you think about former Vice President Dick Cheney, his upcoming book Heart provides new fodder for

America, Decoupled: Fighting the Trend

October 18, 2013October 19, 2013 American politics, blog, economics, finance, financial crisis, inequality, journalism, journalist, middle class, poverty, recession, social policy, United States

Note: This is part 2 of a 2 part series. Read Brian’s first post here. Photo credit: Michael S. Williamson (source here).