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Local politics is often neglected by student activists, said Steven Grossman, former Democratic National Committee chairperson and current member of AIPAC's Board of Directors who spoke at a panel on citizen lobbying...
During Friday's Centennial Alumnae Celebration concert in Sanders Theatre, current RCS members performed their first concert of the year...
...songs performed during the last segment of the concert--"Radcliffiana" and Radcliffe's fight song--the current RCS singers invited all the alumnae present to join them on stage. Members of RCS, from the Class of 1946 to the Class of 2003 blended together to celebrate the history and traditions of the group...
There is however, a rational behind revoking Glass-Steagall. The Act weakened American banks vis vis foreign financial institutions, which, unrestricted by Glass-Steagall, were often able to out-muscle American banks. This explanation holds little water. Considering the fact that our economy is currently the motor powering the world's finances, America's financial status while Glass-Steagall was active was hardly in jeopardy. The real reason behind the end of Glass-Steagall is the government's current emphasis on a strong national economy...
Certainly, a strong economy is in the entire nation's interest, from the poorest member of society to Bill Gates. However, the desire to maintain the current economic boom should not supersede concern for the welfare of the less fortunate members of society. During the ongoing seven-year bull market, our nation's rich have gotten richer at the expense of the poorer half of the population. When yearly income is adjusted for inflation, the bottom half of wage-earners earn less than they did in the '70s. While the country's wealth has risen dramatically, the working class...