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What does a tech oligarchy look like?

A recent Harvard Kennedy School Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation event focused on the increasing global influence of an elite group of wealthy and powerful tech leaders—the tech oligarch—and the implications for the global political economy and democratic governance.

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HKS pays tribute to two alumni who were shot in presumed acts of political violence

Melissa Hortman MC/MPA 2018, former Minnesota speaker of the House of Representatives, has tragically passed away, and Miguel Uribe Turbay MC/MPA 2022, a Colombian senator and presidential contender, remains in critical condition.

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Acknowledgment of Land and People

Harvard University is located on the traditional land of the Massachusett people, and the Nipmuc and Wampanoag Nations have long been our neighbors as well. Harvard Kennedy School recognizes and honors the past, present, and future of these Indigenous people and precious lands.