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China’s Judicial Environment, Eight Years after 709

Though it was not uncommon for the Chinese government to harass and detain human rights lawyers, the consequences of the unprecedented crackdown that began on July 9, 2015 can still be felt today.

Big Tech’s Abortion Issue

Big Tech is at a pivotal moment amidst a national reckoning over defending reproductive rights in a technologically advanced society. These companies still have time to take a stronger stance and keep users safe via data encryption.

Congress, We Have A Problem: Erosion of Institutional Norms in Congress

Congress must regain its intended prerogative to attract true public servants rather than power-hungry demagogues — lest it loses more validity in the watchful eye of the American public.

A Note on Equity: Why Harvard Should Be Less Secular

In order for it to truly be an equitable institution, Harvard must let its false appeal to secularism go, and instead, actively work to give the full spectrum of spiritual identities that together form the undergraduate student body the same support.

Food Apartheid: Bridging Disparities in Boston

There is still significant room for progress in bridging food disparities among Boston’s communities, but beneficial movements are already underway.

Tit for Tat, Gold for Gold

With fewer than ten countries amassing almost 50% of all Olympic medals, there is a clear systemic anomaly in the distribution of Olympic achievement. Yet, while many have attempted to answer the question of why this phenomenon even exists, the true answer may not be so simple.

From Burqas To Bikinis: Freeing Feminism

To shift social power dynamics and ensure the public safety of women in our modern patriarchy, feminism must be recast as an inclusive movement built on female autonomy — independent of the eyes of men.

Boston’s Climate Crisis

For Boston to truly become a leader in the country on fighting the climate crisis, the city needs to plan out the infrastructure, innovations, and resources that are needed to properly address this issue.

Timely and Timeless, Part II

Despite fits and starts, periods of expansion and periods where presidents have sought to just keep the trains running on time, the HPR has worked to produce quality political commentary and a quality political community.

Timely and Timeless, Part I

Even though the “hothouse atmosphere” in 1969 died down over time, the HPR’s mission to bring political writing to the Harvard campus never stopped.