Keyword Results ( "Politics" )

1. Combating elitism

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/06/2008

The New York Observer reports on Michelle Obama's "long, impassioned" speech last night, in which she tried to shake the elitist label applied to her husband and herself.

2. Candles in the Wind

Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

In their new books, Chris Hedges and Samantha Power propose solutions for a dirty world: God and the United Nations.

3. Al Franken

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/30/2008

Tax evasion is no joke.

4. George W. Bush

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/05/2008

Bush forced to see the furry side of climate change.

5. Barack Obama

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/05/2008

Obama Squeaks by in Guam.

6. Bill O'Reilly

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/01/2008

The Hillary Factor

7. Meg Whitman

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/29/2008

Where's Whitman?

8. Barack Obama

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/28/2008

As the long slog toward the nomination continues, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are closer than ever in the polls. Where does Obama stand in the wake of Clinton’s victory in Pennsylvania?

9. Eliot Spitzer

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/24/2008

The sex scandal that keeps on giving.

10. Barack Obama

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/24/2008

The infinite primary: Pennsylvania results.

11. Al Franken. Seriously.

Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

The SNL scribe toiled in the trenches of late-night comedy until he became the Democrats’ answer to right-wing media. Now Al Franken wants not just your laughter, but also your vote. Why is this man running?.

12. Lobby? What Lobby?

Magazine Archives Article : Winter 2007

When a controversy about Israel erupted at Harvard, a university publication crossed the line.

13. #1 - Al Gore: Man on a Mission

Magazine Archives Article : September / October 2007

Is Al Gore more important than the President? 02138’s Bom Kim traveled to Los Angeles to ask the former vice president and environmental missionary about the earth’s lost balance, the current inhabitants of the White House, his respect for Michael Moore, and how it feels to be Harvard’s most influential alum. Oh, and one other thing: Is he running for president or what?

14. Campaign Cliques

Magazine Archives Article : November/December 2007

What behind-the-scenes alums might set up shop in the White House in January ’09?

15. Why Not, Al?

Magazine Archives Article : Spring 2007

Al Gore was at Harvard during tumultuous times, which shaped the steady, considered politician he became. That’s why his former teacher thinks he should run.

16. The Mitt Romney You Don't Know

Magazine Archives Article : Spring 2007

He’s a super-rich, right-wing, carpetbagging, Olympics-fixing blue-state governor with two Harvard degrees who’s running for president. Got that? Meet the real Mitt Romney.

17. What Harvard Taught Barack

Magazine Archives Article : Spring 2007

At the Law School, Barack Obama learned to pick his battles, make as few enemies as possible, and press for real-world change. Can that same strategy take him to the White House?

18. Obama Rising, Romney Going Down

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/04/2008

It was a mixed day for Harvard grads running for president yesterday.....

19. Borderline

Magazine Archives Article : Premier Issue

Think the vigilantes patrolling the Mexican border are a bunch of uneducated xenophobes? Not the one with the Ph.D. from Harvard.

20. Midterm Madness, Redux

Magazine Archives Article : Winter 2007

As the Democrats seized control of Congress this fall, the ranks of Harvard alums shrank.

21. Ned Lamont: The Debriefing

Magazine Archives Article : Winter 2007

To the victors belong the spoils, but even losers get their kicks.

Additional Results ( 50 shown )

1. Last Week: The World's Most Leading Question

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/02/2008

A run-down of the Harvardians who made headlines this week.

2. Barack Obama

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/30/2008

Is Reverend Wright purposefully sabotaging his former parishioner's campaign?

3. Taxing Harvard?

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/30/2008

Massachusetts lawmakers are seriously considering imposing a tax on Harvard's endowment.

4. Michael Bloomberg

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/29/2008

Bloomberg books it. And writes a poem.

5. Why Professors Are Miserable

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/22/2008

Academics are constantly lamenting their lot in life. Are they grouchy, or—uh-oh—are they right?

6. The Accountant Who Roared

Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/10/2008

Linda Bilmes opens the books on the Iraq war and the Pentagon’s financial secrecy.

7. "Young Obama backers twist parents' arms" (New York Times)

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 04/08/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

8. Early dazzle, then tough path for a governor

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 04/01/2008

Deval Patrick, A.B. 1978, J.D. 1982

9. Assessing race in America, Obama calls pastor divisive

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 03/18/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

10. Clinton camp uses "monster" comment for fundraising appeal

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 03/07/2008

Samantha Power, J.D. 1999; Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

11. Obama advisor Power resigns

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 03/07/2008

Samantha Power, J.D. 1999; Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

12. America's 50 richest pay days: who, what, and how much

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 03/07/2008

Bill Gates, College (1977); Stephen Schwarzman, MBA 1972

13. Obama seeks to rally backers after Clinton victories

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 03/05/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

14. About those healthcare plans by the democrats...

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 03/03/2008

David M. Cutler, A.B. 1987; Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

15. Michelle Obama: name 'Hussein' is the fear bomb

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 02/29/2008

Michelle Obama, J.D. 1988; Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

16. From the Editor

Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

17. Most Likely to Exceed

Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Here’s how four Ivys stack up in the race for famous progeny.

18. Nader to run

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 02/25/2008

Ralph Nader, LL.B. 1958

19. Lone Star

Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Tommy Lee Jones is a man of few words—but when he talks about movies, morality, and the "madness" of immigration politics, a few words can say a lot.

20. Why do Asian Americans have a problem with Barack Obama?

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 02/08/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

21. Mitt: The wrong kind of religious

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 02/08/2008

Mitt Romney, J.D. 1975, MBA 1975

22. Closing Income Gap Tops Obama’s Agenda for Economic Change

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 02/04/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

23. Can Romney's inner geek win out?

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 01/28/2008

Mitt W. Romney, J.D. 1975, MBA 1975

24. Obama and Clinton seek softer tone

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 01/16/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. '91

25. Romney beats McCain in Michigan vote

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 01/16/2008

Mitt Romey, J.D. 1975

26. Calls grow for Bloomberg to make up his mind

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 01/11/2008

Michael Bloomberg, MBA 1966

27. Clinton upsets Obama; McCain wins

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 01/09/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

28. Two hopefuls share little but youth appeal

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 01/08/2008

Barack Obama, J.D. 1991

29. Larry Summers Goes Online

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/07/2008

The former Harvard president has invested in a "YouTube for ideas." Will anyone watch?

30. Obama’s Vote in Illinois Was Often Just ‘Present’

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 12/20/2007

Barack Obama, JD '91

31. For Romney, a Course Set Long Ago

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 12/18/2007

Mitt Romney, JD '75, MBA '75

32. Ripped Off by the Times

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/18/2007

Months ago, 02138 published a profile of Mitt Romney, written by yours truly. Today, the Times borrows its reporting—but not so its readers would ever know.

33. Obama Edges Ahead Of Clinton In New Hampshire Poll

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 12/14/2007

Barack Obama, JD '91

34. Romney, Eye on Evangelicals, Defends His Faith

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 12/07/2007

Mitt Romney, JD '75, MBA '75

35. Crucial Test for Romney in Speech on His Religion

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 12/06/2007

Mitt Romney, JD '75, MBA '75

36. Comedian Says Minnesota Run Is a Serious One

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 12/05/2007

Al Franken, AB '73

37. A Fund-Raising Rainmaker Arises Online (Ben Rahn, AB '99)

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 11/29/2007

Ben Rahn, AB '99

38. For Romney & Company, Campaign Is All Business

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 11/26/2007

Mitt Romney, JD '74, MBA '74

39. Harvard and the Spanish Inquisition

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/26/2007

A Dartmouth trustee charges that they're one and the same. But the suggestion says more about conservative frustrations with university politics than what really happened at Harvard.

40. Romney: Punish states that let illegal immigrants get licen

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 11/19/2007

Mitt Romney, JD '74, MBA '74

41. Romney, Searching and Earnest, Set His Path in ’60s

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 11/15/2007

Mitt Romney, JD '74, MBA '74

42. Uncovering The Klan

Magazine Archives Article : November/December 2007

Two pop economists crunch the numbers on America's most infamous hate group.

43. Universities Go Left

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/14/2007

Are American universities getting more liberal? American conservatives think so.

44. Season's Readings

Magazine Archives Article : November/December 2007

Books to keep you warm and buzzy this winter.

45. Barack Obama, JD '91

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 11/02/2007

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has stated he will "engage in aggressive diplomacy" with Iran if elected. Obama has said that Iran is acting irresponsibly and their nuclear weapons program and support for terrorist activities is a serious cause for concern.

46. My Iraq

Magazine Archives Article : November/December 2007

Joe Linhart graduated from Harvard in June 2003. Four months later, he was in the Army, headed for Iraq.

47. Barack Obama, JD '91

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 10/30/2007

Before becoming a possible Democratic presidential candidate, Obama studied at Columbia and worked in Manhattan during the early 1980s. Although he describes this period as 'pivotal' in his memoir, he has repeatedly turned down requests to discuss his Columbia years, release his transcript, or even name any fellow student, roommate, or co-worker.

48. Mitt Romney, JD '74, MBA '74

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 10/24/2007

Romney’s Slip of Tongue Blurs Osama and Obama

49. Mitt Romney, JD '74, MBA '74

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 10/19/2007

Romney camp stacking the Values Voter straw-poll

50. Mitt Romney, JD '74, MBA '74

Tribe Posting : Names in the News : 10/16/2007

Gingerly, Romney Seeks Ties to Christian Right