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...four takings initiatives, which are largely funded by libertarian activist Howard Rich, a New York real estate investor, are modeled on a 2004 Oregon initiative. Measure 37 effectively overturned the country's strictest planning regime, a 30-year-old law that concentrated growth in cities while protecting farmland and open space. So far, aggrieved property owners have filed 2,724 claims seeking $6.1 billion in compensation. Under the law, local authorities can "pay or waive," and so far, strapped for funds, they are mostly choosing to waive zoning rules. As a result, some Oregonians fear that sprawl will soon strangle...
...equal benefits to married heterosexual couples, President Bush has had a renewed spring in his step. As ABC News’ The Note reported, if Republicans manage to hold Congress on November 7, the “best supporting actors/actresses” will be “liberal, activist, gay loving judges...
Others with a more activist bent want to be able to target a problem and see results. But, says Charles Raymond, managing director of Citigroup's Strategic Wealth Advisory group, "they have no idea where to begin...
Beyond using alienating tactics, many campus activist groups simply have aims that are unreasonable. Many students are driven away to other, more pragmatic causes where they can expect to actually affect change...
Activism is not about controversy for its own sake. HRL and other activist-minded organizations strive to create dialogue about their respective chosen causes because of the dearth of discussion on such topics at Harvard. Whether the topic is abortion or the daily life of a Harvard janitor, the average Harvard student is not sufficiently challenged to question the assumptions that he or she takes for granted...