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...that her father, the late NBC producer Stuart Schulberg, had worked with the European filmmakers who produced the shorts. What she saw in these films was the seed of social change that was not without a modern-day resonance: “The films offer a blueprint for how America, in partnership with so-called ‘aid recipients,’ once approached the same problems we face in Iraq. These films offer a very concrete example of how we managed recovery hand-in-hand with European partners.”Despite the obvious bureaucratic strings, many...
...Harvard, Gilbert remarked, “it feels as though it could only happen here.” Before earning his position at the Philharmonic, Gilbert conducted symphonies in Cincinnati, Santa Fe, and Stockholm. One audience member asked him for his opinion of the state of arts in America today, and as part of his response, he articulated his vision for what artists in the public sphere can do for the greater community in which they reside. “I want the New York Philharmonic to be more than an orchestra that happens to be in New York...
...monotony of the proceedings made many eyes glaze over. Only Bernard Madoff's nasal explanation of how he pulled off his scam provided drama. Looking down at his statement and avoiding eye contact with any of the victims, the most hated man in America said he was "deeply sorry and ashamed" for what he had done...
...trillion budget might make sense if these were normal times, with a newly elected, very liberal Administration wanting to focus on reshaping America and redistributing wealth. However, these are not normal times. We are in the midst of the worst economic challenge in 80 years. (See pictures of the down-and-out economy...
...Here in America, the unemployment numbers keep growing. Such icons of U.S. economic power as Citigroup, General Motors and General Electric are in trouble. The big-spending strategy employed by George W. Bush and now Obama has so far failed to turn around the economic decline. Congressional leaders are talking about the need for a second stimulus package. No one should underestimate the danger posed by these policy failures. Gigantic economic dislocations have gigantic noneconomic consequences. The Great Depression led to the rise of Nazi Germany and a militaristic Japan, the spread of communism and World...