Word: greed
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...better recipe for a film as disturbing or as darkly hilarious as “American Psycho.” The 2000 adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s book follows Bateman (Christian Bale) as both a Wall Street socialite and a serial killer. Ignore the commentary on greed and narcissism; you’re still left with a beautifully polished action flick and one of the most quoted films on campus...
Congratulations for your excellent report on the Democratic Republic of Congo [June 5]. It is a very rich country inhabited by an overwhelming majority of impoverished people, victims of foreign rapacity and the unlimited greed of some nationals. International cooperation is needed to halt the looting of Congolese resources, and to bring peace and efficient, honest democratic governance. Otherwise, the so-called First World will continue trying to stop African immigrants with walls, patrol boats and airport controls...
...enormous tragedy of the Democratic Republic of Congo [June 5]. It was especially appreciated by someone who spent more than 20 years teaching there. In fact, it is a very rich country inhabited by an overwhelming majority of impoverished people, victims of foreign rapacity and the unlimited greed of some nationals. International cooperation is needed to halt the interference of Congo's neighbors, the armed conflicts and the looting of Congolese resources - and to bring peace, a higher living standard and efficient, honest democratic governance. Without addressing Congo's problems, there will be no progress in a vast area...
Mandel's sleazy, Luciferian Deal persona is not exactly friendly, but it befits a show about sex, greed and temptation. And it's a sign of how hosting has changed since the Beat the Clock era. Says Merv Griffin, the former talk-show host and now billionaire talk- and game-show mogul: Time was, "you hired an M.C. who every mother-in-law would love." But in the reality-TV era, talk and game shows allow, if not require, more edge. We've gone from Bill Cullen's genial cheerleading to Gordon Ramsay's four-letter culinary arias on Hell...
...militants prowling the swamps and creeks of the delta have been armed by politicians, the same people responsible for the continued degradation and consequent state of abject poverty pervading the area. The deprivation in the region is a reflection of Nigeria's ailing socioeconomic realities as well as the greed and ineptitude of its political élite. Politicians in Nigeria wield too much power, often to the detriment of the people and the state. Why is it that the governors of the Niger Delta states, with increased revenue allocation from the central government, have done little for their people...