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...informal style and Parfyonov's sharp tongue attracted a large audience. But all that changed when Putin became President in March 2000. Although Putin had run a media-savvy campaign, NTV enraged the new regime by its support of his opponents. After the election, NTV kept up its harsh criticism of Putin's new war in Chechnya. It also lampooned him wickedly in Kukly (The Puppets), its popular satirical show. Kukly presented a touchy Putin as a crazed shrink, or an offstage presence referred to as Gospod Bog (Lord God) or just G.B., a pun on his past...
Ensler runs her franchise in an authoritarian fashion. Colleges must adhere to strict guidelines to perform the show and run the risk of harsh legal and financial penalties if they violate them. The most egregious restriction is that only women—presumably defined as people with vaginas—are allowed to perform her play. While friends of mine involved in Harvard’s production would like to allow men to perform—especially in the “Vagina Facts” sections, which present information as opposed to personal experience—Ensler made...
...because their families need immediate sources of income. It is these young people who are marginalized so that the politicians on Capitol Hill can ensure hard-working Americans that their tax dollars won’t be spent on “druggies.” To justify this harsh treatment of America’s youth, drug warriors transform the problem into one of personal responsibility. They argue that it’s not the government’s fault these people did not choose to apply to school again. While there is much to be said for reinstating...
...distance from these harsh realities led to a general complacency that has taken over the current pro-choice movement. Even on our campus, the fall of 2001 saw the disappearance of Students for Choice, a pro-choice student organization that simply lost its momentum. Yet it is clear that choice is still an important issue in the U.S. and at Harvard. Ask any female student, and she will assuredly have strong feelings about the laws that may or may not be governing her body. The loss of momentum certainly isn’t due to a loss of interest...
...harsh realities of the transportation system currently in place—a cramped roadway, meager city bus service, and a still-growing shuttle system—have kept faculty and planners buzzing with ideas that range from the practical to the whimsical...