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That explains why Sanders is in contention, although (as Sanders admits) voters who try to discern sharp ideological distinctions between him and Gantt will be disappointed. As a result, the primary race is mainly a battle of images. Gantt, who grew up poor, lards his campaign speeches with inspirational stories about his ill-educated, hardworking father (a mechanic) and his "Mama [who] fed us values." Sanders, who taught medicine at Harvard, ran Massachusetts General Hospital, became vice chairman of Squibb Corp. and later CEO and chairman of the giant pharmaceutical company Glaxo, presents himself as a serious, concerned authority figure...
Even if those programs have not yet appeared, it is possible to discern where the communists are headed by studying the legislation the party is preparing for action in the Duma. One proposal calls for renationalizing industries "that have been privatized contrary to law, the rights of labor collectives and the interests of the country." Another would establish workers' councils in every enterprise and give them the right to control "production, finances and distribution and uses of income." Other new laws would impose state-regulated prices, restore central planning of the economy and give the state a monopoly over foreign...
...family behind as she is admitted to a prestigous preparatory school in Jerusalem. But, what we witness on the road to her freedom is a tapestry where the threads of traditionalism and modernity and the dark sides of both--are woven so tightly that it is hard to discern a clear reality...
Bergman uses Hoffmann's aura of confusion both as an aegis for uncomfortable secrets and an illumination of Bergman's views on himself as an artist. He simply offers too many layers of perception for his viewers to discern properly between them. The viewer struggles with the same fear of uncertainty as the painter Johan...
...Peninsula, which bills itself as "Harvard's Only Conservative Publication," illustrates what most Blacks have known for years--scratch the surface of seemingly pious, morally upstanding conservatism and you will often discern the unmistakable stench of racism. Last year, the Peninsula bashed immigrants, supported racist Bell Curve theories, and repeatedly mocked Black people, Black leaders, and Black culture...