The reality of the seemingly endless pandemic combined with the stream of anger and violence exposed in media, is now fused with historic levels of loneliness and isolation. Robin Strongin discusses how reducing loneliness and social isolation is one way to reconnect people, to reestablish a meaningful sense of belonging and worth, and in so doing, provide an antidote to hate.

As the peaks and valleys of COVID-19 cases and deaths create chaos in the health care sector, the pandemic is shining an intense spotlight on nursing homes - what they do and how well they do it. Anne Montgomery and Sarah Slocum discuss how we should use the challenges and vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19 as a catalyst to focus closer attention and resources on a cherished population.

Matt Nathan, former Surgeon General of the Navy, discusses the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and the choices that many people will be faced with.

Professor Joseph Nye discusses how under the influence of the information revolution and globalization, world politics has changed in a way that means that even if the United States remains the largest power, we cannot achieve many of our international goals acting alone.

Despite numerous, well-intentioned efforts to close the K-12 education and healthcare gaps in America, we have barely seen any progress. Why is this? Tom Hedrick outlines the problems and gives his thoughts on what we should do.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading globally in early 2020, Victor Lopez-Carmen knew that it represented an existential threat to Indigenous communities. As one of the only Native American student currently at Harvard Medical School and Co-Chair of the U.N. Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, he rallied his networks and launched the COVID-19 Indigenous Health Partnership to leverage Harvard Medical School expertise in support of seven Indigenous nations around the world.