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...These are Humes' "eco-barons" - the modern-day counterpart to the 19th century robber barons who helped set the U.S. on its resource-gobbling path - and they're using their vast wealth and will to help protect the earth's quickly vanishing wilderness. The eco-barons' mission, Humes says, became all the more important when Washington shrank from its role as environmental guardian. "In an era in which government has been either broke, indifferent or actively hostile to environmental causes," writes Humes, "a band of visionaries ... are using their wealth, their energy, their celebrity and their knowledge...
...Obama team to accept - is that this is a rookie White House still finding its legs. That's not criticism. It's just a fact. Obama defended his vast agenda by citing John F. Kennedy, who didn't have the luxury of choosing between civil rights and a mission to the moon. But history shows that seven weeks after being sworn in, Kennedy was bumbling his way toward the Bay of Pigs. It takes time to get good at the presidency...
...America and around the globe. I'm not telling you anything you don't know when I say that our world is changing before our eyes--and that a new world is being created. That's your daily reality--and ours. What I am telling you is that our mission at TIME is to help you navigate this new world--to explain what is changing and why and what you can do about it. Our task going forward is to use great reporting, great writing, great photography and great video online to be your guide to this new and changing...
...says Detlef M. Gericke-Schoenhagen, the new director of Boston’s Goethe-Institut. Gericke-Schoenhagen was formerly Head of the Film Department at the Goethe-Institut’s headquarters in Munich, where he supervised a collection of over 4,000 films. He believes that the mission behind these films has important implications for contemporary international community building and cooperation: “When I was abroad, I got so many ideas from Africa, from Afghanistan, and the Near East, to create film programs that help deal with the problems in those regions.”The Marshall...
...Eastbound. From Korean hip-hop to imperial dance and interpretations of children’s books, Eastbound will feature a diverse array of vibrant performances. AADT co-captain, Jieliang Hao ’11, discusses the development of AADT and how this year’s show reflects the mission of this organization. The Harvard Crimson (THC): What makes this year’s Eastbound performance so special? Jieliang Hao (JH): Every year we improve a lot based on past years. This year we managed to attract outside choreographers—someone from Expressions [Dance Company], as well...