Word: greed
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...leaders turned on one another and viciously fought in bloody civil strife. The cosmopolitan capital, once known for its beautiful gardens and monuments, was reduced to rubble by factional warfare and complete lawlessness. Territorial warlords who regularly changed sides and betrayed one another are remembered for their ruthlessness and greed rather than any statesmanlike commitment to the nation's good. The Taliban rose to power by imposing austere law and order on the chaos, and gave the old comrades a common enemy again...
...evil act has spawned a million acts of kindness. But here in Washington it has spawned a hundred acts of greed as well. Lobbyists for planes, trains and automobiles, fast food, hotels and real estate have swarmed over the Capitol seeking a piece of the $75 billion stimulus package. Those with the best chance of scoring are those with the best chance of jogging consumer spending. The President favors consuming our way out of this slump as well, urging us to "go to Disney World" and eat high on the hog, as he did for the cameras at Morton...
...only because we can ignore calls for a balanced budget for the time being, but also because, in an economic slowdown, the government can provide direct stimulus by engaging in building projects. Now is the time because Americans have been knocked out of their complacency and greed into a fit of patriotism and sacrifice and are less likely to engage in irritating and detrimental NIMBYism. While Americans are certainly not naive enough to believe that building a new garbage dump will help win the war on terrorism, the country is nevertheless in a new state of mind right...
...friend. And so, for Bobby, the summer, his magical Atlantis, passes with a series of startling revelations and changes in perception. In this period of growth, he begins to become aware—aware of his feelings for his friend Carol (Mika Boorem), of his mother’s greed and later, of regret, of his father’s true character, of the evils around him and of the uncanny gift possessed by his mysterious friend. Bobby must gradually come to terms with love, loss and truth as he grows out of this Atlantis...
Like another bountiful fall offering, David Lynch's Mulholland Dr., the Coen film serves up a lovely, lurid brew of greed, murder and twisted identities. It's a smart essay on the overwhelming human need to love someone who's bad news. Thornton's fabulously dour performance--a prime display of postmortem acting--reminds us that fall is the time when things...