Word: downtrodden
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When all the shouting was over, though, it became apparent that McBride, not Sadlowski, had read the union members' mood correctly. Sadlowski had become something of a liberals' darling by portraying himself as a lance bearer for the downtrodden, a champion of militant bargaining with the industry who would also work for social change through unionism. But basic Steelworkers average about $8 an hour, hardly a depressed wage; many live in the suburbs, and few are disposed to left-leaning politics. Surprisingly for a third-generation "mill rat," Sadlowski turned many workers off by referring repeatedly...
Died. William Cropper, 79, a leading artist of the social realist school; of heart disease; in Manhasset, N.Y. Gropper's cartoons and paintings savaged the privileged and the powerful; his capitalists looked bloated, his workers downtrodden. Though he was ostracized during the McCarthy era, his works hang in major museums and government buildings...
...substance-speaking about his financial substance, now-is taken away from him and distributed among those who are less highly motivated. I would not have a punitive tax rate at the upper levels, but I will continue to explore ways to make sure that those who are downtrodden, who are chronically unemployed, whose families have been required to suffer from past discriminations, are involved in the processes of Government and private life...
...must face the fact that, to a disturbing degree, the philosophy behind racism and systematic enslavement remains. Its modern expression is veiled in the euphemisms of sociological and psychological language and jargon. Once people catch onto these phrases, they feel they can apply them to their poor and downtrodden, exude a little pity, and go right on oppressing them. The whole battery of the "disadvantaged" language has provided the world's greatest dodge...
...minds of downtrodden U.S. commuters and rail travelers, the very mention of Japan conjures up visions of superfast trains and a superefficient railroad system. To a degree, the image is justified. The futuristic Shinkansen, or "bullet" trains, whisk passengers as far as 735 miles from Tokyo to Fukuoka City in the southernmost main island of Kyushu in six hours flat amid plush comfort. That trip costs only $31.15 for a one-way economy-class ticket with a $20.70 surcharge for first-class...