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...been a staunch opponent of all campaign finance reform efforts, and so chances are dim. Same for Ackerman and Wu’s bill, the cost of which should alienate swing Republicans. Van Hollen and Schumer’s and Ackerman and Ayres’ more modest suggestions could attract more support, though it’s always safer to bet that Congress will find an excuse not to act. But all are worthy, and all would shrink the influence of money in politics more than Citizens United grew...
...artist still begs a reception, and can involve himself deeply in the social and political issues of the public world. Instead of alienating audiences, performers can attract and unite audiences in emotional empathy. In the wake of January’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, artists from the Harvard community seem to follow this last tradition. Poets and performers alike are banding together to raise money and awareness by inspiring audiences to understand the scale of the Haitian tragedy, and to empathize with the people affected...
...improving underclassmen who could help Harvard make that leap. Freshmen have stepped up early in their collegiate careers for a Crimson team that is looking to close the gap on the regional powers. Their performances and those of their teammates have helped Harvard coaches City and Tim Mitchell attract a strong recruiting class for next year...
...reactors in Georgia, which will receive the federal loan guarantees, will generate nearly 800 new jobs - but many greens feel uneasy about a policy that diverts scarce federal energy funds toward a technology that still has unresolved environmental risks and that has struggled for years to attract private capital. "The Department of Energy is putting taxpayers on the hook for bailing out costly and dangerous nuclear-reactor projects when the loans used to finance those projects default," said Ben Schreiber, the climate- and energy-tax analyst for the Friends of the Earth, in a statement. "This is great news...
Additionally, Harvard students would do well to appreciate that many other universities do not attract graduation speakers of nearly the same prominence as Harvard does, and we therefore should not take Souter’s appearance for granted. Last year’s commencement speakers at other Cambridge and Boston-area colleges included Arthur creator Marc Brown at Lesley College, former Wellesley College President Diana Chapman Walsh at Cambridge College, and actor Blair Underwood—who spent a week at Harvard as an Office for the Arts artist in residence earlier this year—at Emerson College. These...