Word: distrust
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Gore's economic populism--especially on issues that have got little media attention, like his plan for IRA-style savings instruments to build wealth. But because they're parents--married, divorced and unmarried--they carry a special concern for the moral climate of the country. This, combined with a distrust of Washington, makes them targets for Bush and his pitch for a "fresh start." They swung heavily to Clinton in 1996, when he married values and economics by making things like the Gingrich-proposed curbs in Medicare spending a test of values. If Gore too can and combine values...
...Gore's economic populism - especially on issues that have got little media attention, like his plan for IRA-style savings instruments to build wealth. But because they're parents - married, divorced and unmarried - they carry a special concern for the moral climate of the country. This, combined with a distrust of Washington, makes them targets for Bush and his pitch for a "fresh start." They swung heavily to Clinton in 1996, when he married values and economics by making things like the Gingrich-proposed curbs in Medicare spending a test of values. If Gore too can and combine values...
...once a year--this year Massachusetts residents will vote three times. With all this time spent voting, American voter turnout is abysmal. And while everyone has been trumpeting ideas to help bring disaffected voters back to into the booths--especially the young who, according to a recent IOP survey, distrust politics and politicians in record numbers--no one has suggested that people might simply be tired of politics. Politics as campaigning, that...
Unfortunately, politicians have misread the attitude of younger voters. The problem today is not apathy: it's distrust. Today's youth do not shy away from the problems of their community; instead, they shy away from politics as a solution to those problems, choosing to help through private initiative and community service with a dedication that could, with some effort, be diverted into the public sphere...
...partly due to public perception: These cities have wildly divergent police cultures. Philadelphia police were widely praised for their humane approach to the protests, but they also came onto the scene bearing far less baggage than the LAPD toted into Monday night's confrontation. There is a palpable distrust of police here, stemming back decades, and the ongoing investigation into corruption charges have only served to broaden the chasm between many Angelenos and their ostensible protectors...