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Universities clearly are no longer the independent institutions which Lippmann envisioned. They have become inextricably embroiled in the debates and decisions which guide our society. The question is no longer whether that involvement is desirable. It is a reality--one which demands recognition and offers both new opportunities and new...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Inevitably Entangled | 9/5/1986 | See Source »

In an effort to maintain this isolation in name, if not in practice, Harvard has spent the last 15 years trying to separate the actions of Harvard the $4-billion corporation from those of Harvard the academic institution. But whether the University acts through the management company which oversees its...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Inevitably Entangled | 9/5/1986 | See Source »

The mothers' politicization and vowed isolation from other political groups is rooted in the events of the dirty war. They still refuse to associate with the CGT--the main labor union, which, in the wake of Peron, remains at the forefront of Argentine politics--because they say it propped up...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: Cry for Me, Argentina | 8/5/1986 | See Source »

On private enterprise. Ours is a national democratic revolution and not a socialist revolution at this stage. To transform Ethiopia from a feudal to a modern state we need the participation of all sectors. The role of private capital is quite prominent: private farming accounts for 95% of agricultural production...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Free Ourselves From Backwardness | 8/4/1986 | See Source »

Perhaps isolation caused by strength and location allows us to be the way we are. We are so powerful that we can get away with hurting innocent people, because the repercussions will be minimal. Our location distances us from the victims. We do not see what happens to them, and...

Author: By James D. Solomon, | Title: An American Apologist Abroad | 6/26/1986 | See Source »

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