Word: egalitarian
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...American speech: a jeremiad for the occasion.In the colonial pulpits of this area, fire-and-brimstone orations scorched the consciences of backsliding Puritan congregations. Termed the “jeremiad,” such a sermon maintains an uncompromising, and strangely exultant, insistence that every day, members of an egalitarian community make a choice: the ideal society we are called to build, or your own, pathetic, selfish desires, you maggot. Which’ll it be today? A university jeremiad, delivered from within, should define the choices of Harvard students, leaders, and professors—as starkly as possible.University President...
...trickling down to ordinary people in ordinary places. Seven consecutive years of robust growth--currently about 6% a year after inflation--have transformed the country, giving birth to a consumer class and bringing signs of prosperity to the long-suffering hinterland. Although the distribution of wealth is far from egalitarian--the rich are getting a lot richer, corruption is endemic, and millions continue to struggle--the good life is in reach for more Russians than ever before. Victoria Grankina, a Moscow-based retail expert, estimates that 30% of the population lives "fairly comfortably" on monthly incomes averaging...
...Arts First Performance Fair, to be held this year on May 6, is a fairly egalitarian undertaking. No event is lauded above the others, nor is it difficult to set up a performance. But despite this even-handed mentality, it is still highly likely that the performance by acclaimed country singer-songwriter Liz W. Carlisle ’06 will be one of the top attractions. Carlisle and her five-piece band will take Harvard Yard Stage at 3:30 p.m. on May 6—and again on May 7—to perform a 20-minute set consisting...
Supporting Harvard’s Sagging Midsection By ALEX SLACK Friday, April 07, 2006 2:45 AM Only by extending HFAI to cover middle-income students can Harvard cement the initiative’s reputation as one based on egalitarian principles, not just on the enhancement of Harvard’s image...
...progress thus far in enlarging financial aid awards for lower- and middle-income students has not tested the true, underlying goals of the initiative. Only by extending HFAI to cover middle-income students can Harvard cement the initiative’s reputation as one based on egalitarian principles, not just on the enhancement of Harvard’s image...