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Economy Ministry official Barca says basic democratic precepts are absent in many southern towns. "You need a civic debate on the simple things that improve the quality of life," he argues. "Citizens should ask why, if bus service arrives in the next town over, it doesn't arrive in their town too. For too long, there has been no punishment in the political marketplace...
...where you are going.” Fox lamented the fact that Latin America had seen the lowest rates of economic growth of any region during the 20th century. He added that he understands the call for populism in Latin America because governments have been unable to ensure a basic standard of living. “People won’t wait, and they are right,” Fox said. “They have needs.” Fox began his remarks with a call for solidarity with Mexican immigrants in the United States...
...Fitzsimmons, who said he finished his thesis before the beginning of his senior year, was also a high achiever in college.“When he was an undergrad, he was absolutely brilliant,” McGrath said. “Everyone knows that, but his basic approach to all of that is to act in an unpretentious, humble way.”Fitzsimmons did, however, play hockey for Harvard. He still holds the record for highest number of saves in the Beanpot, the annual local ice hockey tournament.But Dolan said hockey was a fairly small part of his life...
...Every Afghan has a story about corruption. The electronics store owner in my old neighborhood in the capital, Kabul, hasn't had electricity for the past year, because he refuses to pay the $400 bribe required to secure a connection to the electrical grid. The scarcity of so many basic necessities allows petty corruption to flourish in many corners of the world without necessarily feeding an insurgency. But Afghanistan's corruption is intimately linked to a culture of violence. The driver of an Afghan friend was picked up one day by the police, beaten, stripped naked and left outside...
...basic problem is that the Amazon is worth more deforested than it is intact. Carter, who fell in love with the region after marrying a Brazilian and taking over her father's ranch, says the rate of deforestation closely tracks commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade. "It's just exponential right now because the economics are so good," he says. "Everything tillable or grazeable is gouged out and cleared...