Word: caste
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...Census questionnaire. There, under "What is this person's race?" is an option that reads, "Black, African Am., or Negro." That has raised the ire of certain black activists and politicians as the Census Bureau gears up to mail out its once-a-decade questionnaires. The controversy has been cast by many as an instance of a tone-deaf agency not keeping up with the times. In actuality, the flash point represents a much larger theme: the often contentious way the Census both reflects and forges our evolving understanding of race. (See the best pictures...
...that Obama is now calling for even tougher measures may make it even tougher to attract votes from Republicans or finance-friendly Democrats like Tim Johnson of South Dakota, where Citigroup (like most card issuers) has chartered its credit-card division. But Republicans haven't shown much inclination to cast votes to help Obama get anything done. And even if there were still 60 Democrats in the Senate, the health care saga demonstrated the difficulty of keeping them all on board without watering down the legislation, infuriating the party's base and ultimately disgusting the electorate through extended exposure...
...mistake is a black eye for the IPCC and for the climate-science community as a whole. Climate scientists are still dealing with the Climategate controversy, which involved hacked e-mails from a major British climatology center that cast doubt on the solidity of evidence for global warming. (See pictures of the effects of global warming...
...amount of urban angst, represented by the dancing of Graffiti Pete (Jose-Luis Lopez), who does not appear often enough considering his talent. The stage itself seems almost too small to contain the enthusiasm of the characters and the excellent choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler. The movements of the ensemble cast, even the most minor characters, are carefully orchestrated...
...country's lucrative soy exports in 2008. The move, announced just prior to the commencement of the yearly harvest, enraged farmers and caused a revolt that enjoyed widespread popular support. Peace was restored only after a cliffhanger congressional vote against the proposed tax in which Vice President Cobos cast the deciding negative vote, saying he believed "national peace" was a higher priority than a new tax. That move earned him the undying enmity of Fernandez...