Word: authoritarianism
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Nader was critical not only of University policy but also of what he called Harvard's "authoritarian" method of governance...
...very well to say we're going to go in and have all these rational rules, but you're dealing with an authoritarian leader," he said...
...moment, however, much of the vigorous advocacy on the left is coming from citizens' organizations dedicated to particular causes, such as exposing human rights abuses in authoritarian regimes, supporting programs to revitalize urban areas, protecting civil liberties, and enhancing the welfare of the poor and homeless. But the ability of the left to nurture innovative ideas has been hampered by its lack of new research institutes with well- funded facilities and staffs...
...seems the sharpest of paradoxes: an independent judiciary housed within an authoritarian state. Yet at various times over the past four decades, South Africa's courts have challenged the government in an effort to protect the civil liberties of the country's black majority. Last week, as a three-judge panel of the Natal Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the state of emergency, the world saw a bold example of a maverick judicial system in action...
...Soviets, long ahead of the U.S. in the lift capability of its superrockets, will soon have a new SL-W booster that can push 220,000 lbs. into orbit, about 3 1/2 times as much as the U.S. shuttle. The Soviets have, of course, one huge advantage: their authoritarian government provides long-term planning and consistently high funding for its priorities. "The Soviets worship only certain things," observes George Jeffs, president of Rockwell's North American Space Operations. "Lenin's tomb is one and space is another...