Liber(T), Equali(T), Fraterni(T)
By the Perspective Staff The 1949 protest folk song “M.T.A.,” also known as “Charlie on the MTA,” tells the story of a man named Charlie who is trapped on the T because he is unable to pay his exit fare. Originally a campaign anthem for Progressive Party mayoral candidate Walter O’Brien (who promised to keep T [...]
Continue ReadingActivism Spotlight: Harvard’s Sustainable Food Project: An Interview with Hannah Borowsky ‘15
By Alli Welton Hannah Borowsky hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She plans to concentrate in psychology with a possible secondary in global health. Tell me about your background before Harvard, and how you first became interested in food. I’ve always been really drawn to the idea that food is more than nutrients, that food is culture. I have really [...]
Continue ReadingThe Fame Monster
By Isaac Dayno A figure of world importance spreading a message of hope and philanthropy spoke on Harvard’s campus at the end of February. He was not, however, wearing a funny hat. Dr. Paul Farmer, legendary humanitarian and Harvard Medical School physician, spoke earlier last month to an intimate group about Partners In Health (PIH), an organization [...]
Continue ReadingHinduism, Hindutva, and the Future of being a Hindu in India
By Upasna Sharma In 1992, Hindu fanatics promoting “Hindutva” or Hindu nationalism, belonging to different political parties – the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), VHP, (Vishva Hindu Parishad) and BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) – demolished the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya, India. The followers of Hindutva believe that since Ayodhya is the birthplace of the [...]
Continue ReadingAmericans and their Candidates: The Contradiction of the 2012 Republican Primaries and the Underrepresentation of Women in Politics
By Kate Aoki Election time, in any country, highlights the extent to which candidates for office live up to the ideals of their party. Indeed, an interesting contradiction has emerged throughout the 2012 Republican primaries between the professed ideals of the GOP and the actual pasts of certain candidates. Despite their previous extramarital affairs, both Cain [...]
Continue ReadingThe Liberal Historian
By Gram Slattery The Republican primary race started with an inevitable nominee, exploded into a hodge-podge of ideologies competing to replace Mitt Romney’s perceivedly moderate values, and has returned to the reluctant acceptance of the inevitable candidate. Still, despite the fact that this eleven-month act of political theater failed to produce a change in the 2012 [...]
Continue ReadingThe Profit Margin of a Library: Harvard’s Corporatization
By Sandra Y.L. Korn Two weeks ago, Harvard University Library administrators held a town hall meeting to announce major, imminent changes to the structure of the Harvard University Library. Helen Shenton, executive director of the Library, announced to a bewildered and shocked audience of library employees that the restructuring would involve “voluntary and involuntary layoffs,” and [...]
Continue ReadingOur Entitlement Society
By NKO In December 2011, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney wrote that the choice between electing a Republican candidate and reelecting President Obama would be a choice between an “Opportunity Society” and an “Entitlement Society.” According to Governor Romney, an “Entitlement Society” is one in which the “government provides every[one] the same or similar rewards, regardless [...]
Continue ReadingAbortion: An American Choice
By Hannah Phillips ”Don’t get pregnant in America,” advised one of my friends from home early last semester. I was not planning on making pregnancy part of my Harvard experience, but what my well-meaning friend was pointing out was that if I, or any women in America, wanted a ‘termination,’ we would face a series of [...]
Continue ReadingStaff Editorial: Responsible Investment at Harvard
With an endowment of $32 billion, Harvard is the second wealthiest nonprofit institution in the world, following the Vatican. Harvard’s power stems not only from its research, teaching, and reputation, but also from this wealth. If the Harvard Management Company (HMC), which manages the university’s endowment, invests in certain businesses and funds, it can help [...]
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- Liber(T), Equali(T), Fraterni(T)
- Activism Spotlight: Harvard’s Sustainable Food Project: An Interview with Hannah Borowsky ‘15
- The Fame Monster
- Hinduism, Hindutva, and the Future of being a Hindu in India
- Americans and their Candidates: The Contradiction of the 2012 Republican Primaries and the Underrepresentation of Women in Politics
- The Liberal Historian
- The Profit Margin of a Library: Harvard’s Corporatization
- Our Entitlement Society
- Abortion: An American Choice
- Staff Editorial: Responsible Investment at Harvard
