Word: disaffectedness
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Aquino can draw upon lots of experience in her opposition coalition. Her circle of advisers includes a number of Filipino political figures who have chafed on the sidelines of power for years. Among them: former Senator Jovito Salonga, head of a left-of-center splinter party and one of the...
Most disaffected immigrants join gangs for the conventional reasons: a sense of belonging, easy money, the need to define themselves against a bewildering, alien culture. "They group for protection, then quickly graduate up when they see the big profits in crime," says Garrison. Many authorities believe that the problem is...
Another popular item is the Disaffected Artiste. This brand of person has been ridiculed for thinking that art is worthwhile--and perhaps in particular she has been told that her art is mediocre. She seeks protection by becoming defiant and bitter--and suddenly her art begins to make money or...
The economists admitted, however, that a few lurking dangers could ambush the economy. For one thing, public confidence in the financial system is fragile in the wake of the savings and loan crises in Ohio and Maryland. So far, the trouble has been limited to institutions without federal insurance, but...
As My Mother's Keeper hit U.S. bookstores last week, Bette Davis, 77, became the latest Hollywood star to have her domestic skirts lifted by a disaffected daughter. Author B.D. (for Barbara Davis) Hyman, 38, depicts the legendary actress as an emotionally erratic, hard-drinking egomaniac who caters to her...