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HKS faculty tackle causes and effects of extreme economic inequality

The extreme levels of inequality now evident in the United States and other countries across the globe carry grave systemic risks.

State champions: Chuck Flacks MPP 1992 seeks to end homelessness in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara County

Through his work with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority—and in his own consulting work—Flacks tackles what he calls “the stupid problem.”

As others study how democracy dies, Tarek Masoud studies how it can survive

The Democracy in Hard Places program has grown from an obsession with how countries that lack democracy can get it and keep it.

State champions: Hilary Norton MPP 1992 is making commuting more accessible and equitable in California

Norton is passionate about her service with the California Transportation Commission.

A man leads water buffaloes past a burning pile of trash in the village of Mit Rahina (close to the ruins of ancient Memphis) in the Badrashin district of Giza province, some 40 kilometers south of Egypt’s capital.

Harvard researchers provide policymakers a clearer picture on methane emissions

Reducing methane emissions can buy the world crucial time to avoid catastrophic global warming. A Harvard team is helping provide policymakers with the tools to help policymakers do just that.

State champions: Scott Hugo MPP/JD 2015 protects tenants’ rights as a housing-justice attorney in Oakland

Hugo draws on both his public policy and legal expertise to protect the rights of Oakland tenants and preserve affordable housing.

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