Word: leftist
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...experiences working with the likes of Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman. When first released, Penn’s films were groundbreaking for their graphic representations of violence and social tensions that had been previously absent in movies, which Penn said was intended to echo the brutal assassinations of prominent leftist individuals, the rebellious youth and counter-cultural movements sweeping the nation, and the hostile oppositional beliefs so prevalent in American society at the time. Penn described a snapshot of the atmosphere of American society at the time that he was directing his movies. “We were living...
...days. Disappointing policy results, hotly challenged reform proposals, and peaking public disgust with his overexposed private life have fueled a dizzying plunge in Sarkozy's approval ratings. That darkening image could have consequences. Just five weeks before the first round of nationwide municipal elections, rightist candidates fear a possible leftist rout in cities across France as voters signal their displeasure with Sarkozy's national leadership...
...Pope John Paul II. Arrupe's reign, consistent with order's history of experiments with theology and philosophy, saw the rise of radical Jesuit participation in politics, from the anti-war movement in the U.S. in the 1960s to the liberation theology that swept Latin America. That kind of leftist activism was too much for the anti-Communist John Paul II. The Jesuits were eclipsed by the staunchly traditionalist Opus...
...Emma Wills said their gender was not the key to holding a dialogue. “I do not think that women, per se, are more peaceful than men,” said Wills, who works to educate Colombians about their country’s decades-long conflict between leftist guerillas, paramilitaries, and the government. She added, however, that taking gender into account may facilitate negotiations. In addition to the panel, the Women and Security Executive Program hosts other sessions about security and public policy in conjunction with Harvard faculty. —Staff writer Sarah J. Howland...
...spectacle of Blair joining forces with conservatives like Sarkozy to strengthen his bid for the E.U. presidency may also irritate the leftist and center-leftist leaders of Spain, Portugal, and Italy. For that reason, Blair's joke about his reaction to Sarkozy's policy of governmental opening to former members of leftist parties may ring sinister in some ears. "In the United States I'd be a Democrat, and in the United Kingdom I'm a Labourite," Blair quipped in his speech. "And in France, I'd be ... in the government...