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Beyond Paris: Building a Practical Climate Coalition

Aluminum, steel, and concrete are some of the most carbon-intensive industries, and many countries already have a tax on them. But not the United States. That fact hasn’t stopped the social scientists in the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global Climate...

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Beyond the Olympic Games: Lessons in Engagement and Belonging

Mariana Behr Andrade and Vanderson Berbat / Tasked with youth engagement, two former Olympic and Paralympic Games insiders reflect on how they tapped the emotional contagion of sport to create a program that enhanced belonging and shared purpose.

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One Thousand Years of Capitalism

Sven Beckert, a history professor at Harvard, has written an epic book about the history of capitalism over roughly a millenium: it’s called Capitalism: A Global History. Beckert believes the only way to understand one’s place in the world is through...

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War, Work, and the Fragile Ladder of Dignity

There’s more to employment than just making a living. A leader who works at the nexus of business and international development explores the understudied yet fundamental concept of dignity in the workplace.

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