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...International Court of Justice does not mention the politics behind the ruling, the admitted bias against Israel of the judges involved, the changes in the route of the barrier since the ruling was issued, or the fact that it is merely a non-binding “advisory opinion?? which the United States, European Union, and Russia opposed the court’s issuing...
...This means actively seeking out those who will present greater diversity of opinion??women, minorities, conservatives, etc.,” they write on their website...
...example, Public Agenda—an organization that researches public opinion??found that approval of interracial marriage has risen dramatically since the civil rights era: from a mere 6 percent of the public approving in 1958 to 73 percent in 2003. Public support for abortion rights increased rapidly in the decade before the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, according to the University of Chicago’s General Social Survey. Since then, support for legal abortion has remained stable at a fairly high level, according to a survey from the University of Michigan’s National Election...
...read the letters to the editor section of any campus newspaper, you’re bound to find controversy over news coverage and editorial opinion??the DN is no different. In fact, it is probably often better about avoiding controversy with students and administrators than a certain Cambridge campus daily. But mining for the downsides and mistakes of campus newspapers can hide their real triumphs. At Northwestern, a seven-part series last year highlighted funding gaps in the university’s mental health system, leading administrators to add funding and employees. But though the DN?...
...people together that really don’t have any connection to each other. Sure, 51 percent of those polled may have said that they think the country’s doing just fine. But it’s all an illusion. What we call “public opinion?? is just the after-dinner musings of the 510 citizens who answered their telephones and, after a moment of consideration, answered a multiple-choice question (And I’ll be damned if it’s not the most vague, open-ended question...