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World-renowned activist, physician, and Harvard Medical School Professor Dr. Paul E. Farmer spoke to a packed auditorium last night to kick off the five-day IMPACT summit sponsored by Harvard International Development Organization (HIDO...
...doesn’t matter what you go into after college,” Farmer said. “You can be effective and an activist...
Other presidencies have had their own silent divisions: Clinton had Hillaryland (a more liberal and activist core); George H.W. Bush had Quayleland (a more conservative and activist core). But in one respect Cheney's shop has been completely different from any Vice President's since the Truman years. When Bush recruited him as his running mate in 2000, Cheney made his priorities clear: he would do the inside work and leave the outside work to others. The campaign team described a parade in which Cheney would meet and greet voters. "Um," said a Cheney staff member tentatively, "Mr. Cheney does...
...Going Nowhere" reported on how Asian nations are propping up Burma's strongmen by doing business with the country [Jan. 30]. As an activist and former prisoner of conscience, I can say that foreign experts ascribe far greater powers to the present regime than it actually has. Ideologies, institutions and society itself are in flux, but certain individuals within the country and abroad are polarizing the political debate, hardening attitudes and opinions. That attracts a lot of media attention but makes it extremely difficult for moderates to chart a viable course for the country's transition. There is no denying...
...Senate declared in July 2004 that the Sudanese government violated international laws against genocide in Darfur.Yale’s move could increase pressure on Harvard to cut its ties to Sinopec.Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College who has been on leave since 1999 as an activist for involvement in Sudan, said, “I think Harvard is to be commended for having led the way in the divestment campaign, but it’s time for them to eliminate their investment in those companies that continue to sustain a genocidal regime...