For the first time in its 60-year history, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — often referred to as food ...

In this era of increasing polarization, even enemies can negotiate. Indeed for the health of the country political adversaries must learn to negotiate well. Learning the fundamentals of successful ...

The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation invites you to an online book talk with author Malcolm S. Salter, James J. Hill Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School ...

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School. This event is part of the Ash Center’s “Understanding Disruption” event series. These conversations will ...

This policy primer from the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation is intended to introduce the ideas and conversations around reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and how it could ...

The Ash Center invites you to an online book talk with author Marietje Schaake and discussant Bruce Schneier on Schaake’s latest work, The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley.

In the span of a few years, democracy has gone from a likely, if distant, destination for much of the world to a far more tenuous prospect. This seminar series, co-chaired by Professors Yanilda María ...

The federal government shutdown, precipitated by Congress’s inability to reach consensus on a fiscal year 2026 budget, is ...

In a time of deepening polarization, Ganz, one of the world’s leading voices on democratic organizing, shares ideas for strengthening democracy at every level. Join the conversation to discuss how ...

As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on October 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground. But one question that often arises is whether the protests are ...

Last week’s leak of the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” drew intense reactions across academia. Critics call it government overreach ...

When Josh Cortez crossed the stage to graduate from Harvard Kennedy School in May 2025 as a recipient of the Roy and Lila Ash Scholarship in Democracy, he carried more than a degree—he carried ...