Word: information
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DIED. ANDREAS PAPANDREOU, 77, the first Socialist Prime Minister of Greece; in Athens. He was democrat and demagogue, a man whose doctrinaire ideology and fist-in-the-air oratory could just as often inflame an audience as inform it. Once a U.S. citizen, he parlayed a virulent anti-Americanism to power, delayed only by a military coup that imprisoned, then exiled him. He became Prime Minister in 1984 and, except for a hiatus caused by financial scandal, and despite resigning in January due to illness, was the central political figure of Greece until his death...
...says she tried to inform other members of political issues and opportunities for activism...
...American public owns the airwaves and can at least assure that freedom. With reference to the corporate print and film industries, the government can break up the media trusts that stifle freedom of speech. In any case, the American public needs to be better informed about who is controlling the sources of information that inform their daily reality. Democracy cannot function with passive citizens contented by infotainment that is propagated by media giants to further themselves and their profits. It is impossible to request that Time Warner, et al., be concerned with something other than profits--that's what...
Second, we are concerned that students were not consulted about the proposal. Lewis said that medical leaves do not fall under the jurisdiction of any of the three student-faculty committees. We appreciate his thoughtfulness, then, in deigning to inform the committee representatives about the proposal, but we do wish that he had thought fit to do so sooner. After all, Director of University Health Services (UHS) David S. Rosenthal '59 told the committee that "a lot of work has gone into this proposal." Then why didn't students get wind of it earlier? We would like to see Lewis...
Given the chicanery of many campaign contributors, a scheme like Foley's is tempting. However, the costs imposed by this regime are high as well. Could the government fairly ensure that no private money is spent? And what if some philanthropist made a good faith effort to inform individuals about the candidates--should her efforts be circumscribed...