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Marty Walsh reflects on leadership, labor, and hockey
At a John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard Kennedy School, Marty Walsh, the former Boston mayor and U.S. labor secretary, discussed his union roots, the importance of workforce training, and why local leadership makes a difference.
“Don’t wait for somebody to anoint you”: Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, the influential leader in civil rights, politics, and American life, passed away this month at the age of 84. Harvard Kennedy School Professor Cornell William Brooks, a former president and CEO of the NAACP, a civil rights attorney, and an ordained minister himself, spoke about the lessons he took from Jackson.
David Axelrod on democracy, the 2028 presidential election, and hope
David Axelrod, political consultant, former senior strategist to President Obama, and host of “The Axe Files” podcast joined Professor Nancy Gibbs at Harvard Kennedy School for a conversation on American politics, the Democratic party, and what’s ahead for the United States.
AI feels increasingly “human”—what do humans stand to lose?
A conversation with researcher Sue Anne Teo, technology and human rights Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr-Ryan Center, on human rights, artificial intelligence (AI), and the law.
Zanny Minton Beddoes has led The Economist since 2015, when she became the first woman to hold the editor-in-chief position in the publication's more than 180-year history.
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