Word: nationes
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...scenes like these that move The Last Resort beyond memoir to become a chronicle of a nation. There is black and white, yes, but much more in the shades and tones of their mix - and it is in exploring them that Rogers, too, finds...
...members are first-time parliamentarians. But public impatience with politics as usual has boiled over; the DPJ's novices would be well advised to follow Hatoyama's lead and start hustling. Below, we've pinpointed five areas on which the new ruling party should focus to get the nation on track. The clock is running...
...Deal with Demographics With nearly half of its projected population of 95 million expected to be aged over 60 by 2050, Japan is the world's most rapidly aging nation. This means its domestic market is getting smaller and its workforce is inevitably becoming less productive...
...Remembering Cory Corazon Aquino had no ambitions to enter the world of men who either kill or are killed in the name of power [Aug. 17]. But the death of her husband inevitably catapulted her from a comfortable, safe place at home to the most powerful seat of the nation. Her administration was not one without controversies and it is true what a commentator once said about her: "She will make mistakes, but honest ones." And perhaps that is how Filipinos will remember her, a mere human (imperfect and flawed), but one who tried to live life in the most...
...have a habit of blowing up when exposed to the bracing inquiry of congressional leaders and their lobbyist friends. That can, indeed, be a trial. On the other hand, the evidence of the last 200 years or so would suggest that the U.S. political system has not served its nation badly. As David Brooks of the New York Times argued recently, "the founders created a government that was cautious so that society might be dynamic." Put it this way: Any constitutional structure that throws up a lawmaker like Ted Kennedy ain't too shabby...