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...Souls of Black Folk (1903), W.E.B. DuBois wrote of the "twoness" that blacks in the U.S. constantly confront. If "African American" wins wide usage, it may be a small step toward reconciling some of the conflicts and contradictions of black life in this nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Race: What's in A Name | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

...Parched by the lack of rain, the Western forests of the U.S., including Yellowstone National Park, went up in flames, also igniting a bitter conservationist controversy. And on many of the country's beaches, garbage, raw sewage and medical wastes washed up to spoil the fun of bathers and confront them personally with the growing despoliation of the oceans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Planet Of The Year: What on EARTH Are We Doing? | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

...portion of the rest of the Harvard community is fighting for the inclusion into the club system of Harvard women is also difficult for me to deal with. As I witness the increasing disenfranchisement of the clubs from the Harvard social community, I am compelled more and more to confront these issues intellectually and to seek explanations for and solutions to them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Clubs | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

...measure of the Democratic leader. Mitchell is publicly hopeful that the new Republican Administration and the Democratic Congress can work together because "the nation's problems are serious, the challenges are great," foremost among them the budget and trade deficits. But he warns that "if the President chooses confrontation, we will confront him." Mitchell's strategy for the Democrats is to await Bush's lead on the budget, allowing him to take the heat if he is forced to renege on his no-tax pledge. George Bush is about to discover that although George Mitchell didn't make it playing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Hardball Player for the Senate | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

Protesters Confront Yale Corp...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Cuts | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

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