Word: egalitarianism
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...wants everyone to pay in, including some groups, such as the self-employed, who have thus far been exempt.) Merkel's government has set itself a deadline of the summer recess in July to come up with a draft compromise. The Chancellor must find a way to balance the egalitarian impulse of the spd, which could impose a heavier burden on employers and increase the cost of labor, against the free-market instincts of her own party, which may not find a way to raise enough cash. But the government also has on its agenda reforms of the tax system...
Feminism has accomplished much over the years, crafting a more egalitarian society. As it stands today, however, a new and unsettling brand of reactionary feminism finds itself grasping at scientific straws, overcome by its own political agenda. Armed with its stigmatizing accusations of “bias” and “sexist,” many trigger-happy feminists are resorting to McCarthyist slander to suppress scientific discourse in the academic community...
...Harvard across disciplines is probably much smaller than these average trends,” he said. “Harvard has a long tradition of a more egalitarian wage structure...
...character of its people. "I never thought Australians had any doubt as to what their identity was," he says. "It's a very strong personality. It owes a lot to certain influences that are predominantly home grown." Howard feels that Australians are adaptable. "We are still a relatively classless, egalitarian country, and we can therefore adapt to change and embrace change more readily. There are fewer things holding us back now than used to be the case." Never a fan of the ambiguous word "multiculturalism," he also rejects the idea that Australia could build a federation of cultures. "There...
...Playboy” attracts more auditioners than almost every other show, some 120 for its 12 roles—an impressive feat for a play without immediate mass appeal. In considering this many actors, Spillane-Hinks relies heavily on her producers and tries to establish an egalitarian atmosphere for discussing callbacks. “We don’t usually debate,” she says of their deliberations. “We all err on the side of the person who wants to see them again.” But the volume of auditions also gave her cause...