Word: isolationism
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At first glance, the semi-isolation of the Olofstorp contingent seems an indefensibly cynical attempt to insulate them from the ethnic and racial diversity that is increasingly the norm in Sweden. Ekenberg sees it differently. "We don't segregate. We have classes that are 50% immigrant and 50% Swedish," he...
Admittedly, ending sanctions will not solve all of Iraq's problems. The battle scars of a nation mired by a generation of war will still be highly visible. Children have grown up without education or hope. Families have been decimated first by the physical violence of war and then by...
When Bush does meet his European counterparts, they will have plenty to talk about. Take Iraq: support for sanctions against Baghdad has collapsed in Europe; but the Bush team is full of Desert Stormers with scores to settle. Last week?s reports that Saddam Hussein has revived his weapons program...
In addition to the factors that often seem to trigger depression in people of all ages, especially during the dark winter months and around the holidays, older people must cope with the loss of loved ones, social isolation and the physical limitations that often come with age. Physical changes in...
In its first half-century, Pentecostalism understood itself as the faith from across the tracks. Its members were poor, and its emotiveness put off some other conservative Christians. A millennial faith that believed the Second Coming was imminent, it frowned on political participation. "Why would someone meddle in this fallen...