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...plan to free women from private mandates enforcing one set of clothing standards with a public mandate enforcing the opposite set is logically inconsistent. Although the proposed bill would level substantially greater penalties on those who force other people to wear the burqa, it still penalizes women who themselves elect to wear it. Since the bill targets the burqa even when coercion is not present, it cannot be defended as expanding women’s freedom...
While she said she was honored to serve as Cambridge’s mayor, she questioned why it took until 2008 for a “progressive city” like Cambridge to elect its first African American mayor...
...didn’t have a chance to elect one of my reps every year, I’d be pissed off,” Rimalower said...
...guess that’s going to fall on mayors to say that you are going to be willing to take a hit in the public eye if something doesn’t work,” said Landrieu, who is also mayor-elect of New Orleans. “When it gets to be a bad thing to fail, that’s when we’re going to stop innovating...
...contending with complex issues—even in the face of diverging interests. Now, we must bring that system to bear on the next big issue of our time—whether it be financial reform, immigration, or climate change. It is our responsibility as students to continue to elect motivated representatives who are passionate about progressive change—who will fight for our values and our ideals in our nation’s capital. While the march toward progress is often slow and frustrating, the American government—with the active participation of its constituents?...