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...extreme, distrust gnaws away at some of the fundamentals of modern society. Why vote if all politicians are charlatans? Why work if all companies are crooked? Today, "Anyone with a beef can start a conspiracy theory," says Frank Furedi, a controversial sociology professor at Britain's University of Kent, who argues that deference to traditional authorities is being replaced by reverence for new ones. "We don't trust politicians but we have faith in the pronouncements of celebrities. We are suspicious of medical doctors but we feel comfortable with healers who mumble on about being 'holistic' and 'natural.' We certainly...
...people died earlier this month after an attack by armed militants on a Shell facility in the Niger Delta only days after four oil workers were kidnapped. Corporate alliances with some activist groups are often viewed suspiciously or derided as "greenwash" by more radical NGOs. Furedi, the University of Kent sociology professor, says that companies may ultimately be more hurt than helped if they try to make over their public image too aggressively, because they risk repudiating who and what they really are. "BP is spending billions to change its image, saying 'we are not a petroleum company.' They...
...bipartisan Alito supporters from academia, the judiciary and the executive branch. And far from winning over moderate Republicans, Democrats seem to be losing their own centrists. Democratic leadership aides say they expect Senators Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Bill Nelson of Florida to vote for Alito, joined by Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. Blanche Lincoln of Nebraska is on the fence, and the betting is that anywhere from 5 to 10 Democrats will abandon ship and vote with the Republicans. While not as dramatic a Republican win as the 78-22 blowout in favor of Chief Justice...
...extreme, distrust gnaws away at some of the fundaments of modern society. Why vote, if all politicians are charlatans? Why work, if all companies are crooked? Today "anyone with a beef can start a conspiracy theory," says Frank Furedi, a sociology professor at Britain's University of Kent, who argues that deference to traditional authorities is being replaced by reverence for new ones. "We don't trust politicians, but we have faith in the pronouncements of celebrities. We are suspicious of medical doctors, but we feel comfortable with healers who mumble on about being 'holistic' and 'natural...
...KENT HANSON Everett, Wash...