Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know that I haven't had trouble finding things to complain about. From peer pressure to drink underage to the demise of the power ballad, from impeachment-obsessed Republicans to single-ply toilet paper, I've tried to shed some light on our problems and hopefully spur people to action for the better...
Social life. Harvard has not built a "real" student center, the final clubs remain the site of much of the party action and the presence of fraternities and sororities has slowly begun to expand. Still, the growth of extracurricular organizations and the post-randomization era of house life has meant a wider array of weekend offerings. The decision by many final clubs to shut their doors to non-members also bodes well for the further democratization of Harvard's social scene. Verdict: Better to even...
...foreign origins of its leader, Sonia Gandhi, may yet turn out to be an elaborate form of political inoculation. Mrs. Gandhi resigned as party leader Monday, after three senior leaders wrote a letter insisting that no foreign-born person should be allowed to be in charge of India. The action came after Congress's fiercest rival, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), made clear that it planned to make Mrs. Gandhi's Italian birth the centerpiece of its campaign in an election bereft of policy issues. Congress had focused much of its campaigning around Gandhi, using the almost mythical...
...Greenspan is watching. Just as nearly everyone expected, the Fed passed on an interest-rate hike Tuesday; however, it did shift its "policy bias" from neutral to slightly worried. "While the FOMC [Federal Open Market Committee] did not take action today," the Fed said afterward, "the committee was concerned about the potential for a buildup of inflationary imbalances that could undermine the favorable performance of the economy." Though they couldn't have been surprised, stock marketeers did gulp a little, sending the Dow down 50 points or so after the afternoon announcement. By the end of trading...
...Bradley seems to be breaking the mold. His supporters include heavy hitters in the business world who have never been involved in politics, and even some Republicans. Goldman Sachs president John Thornton hasn't raised money for a candidate before, doesn't even give to the company's political-action committee; but since meeting Bradley nine months ago, he has been asking for and getting checks from friends--including Goldman chairman Henry Paulson, a Republican who's backing John McCain. J.P. Morgan managing director Jackson Tai, a Republican who also avoided politics until getting to know Bradley, a former...