Word: opinionizing
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...reflects a loss of confidence. Europe feels under pressure, not sure if it should be a bulwark against globalization or a means of embracing it. This confusion is not unique to Europe, but it has come at a time when populists on the left are whipping up public opinion against foreign competition and market forces, and those on the right are fermenting hostility against foreign migrants. You helped rebrand the Labour Party in Britain. Are there any lessons there for Europe? Yes. With the Labour Party I realized quickly that you couldn't simply do a spray...
...plenty of influence in his backyard too. "I learned to respect his opinion," says Albert Lewis, superintendent of the New York Insurance Department in the late 1970s, who had several run-ins with him. "Many times he was right; the department was wrong." In one such case, says Lewis, state lawmakers resisted efforts to ease the regulation of insurance premiums paid by big business; Greenberg argued that these were sophisticated clients who could protect themselves. "He would absolutely get in your face," says Lewis. "But he was right...
...they fear retribution. What do editors fear? Is there still a free press? Paul Lennemann Glenwood, Iowa, U.S. Perhaps the first line of Time's story suggested the reason for the media's current problems: "Journalists strive to be influential." Members of the media who wish to influence public opinion should be writing essays and editorials; journalists who report news need to stick to the facts. Today's journalists seem to blur the distinction between news and opinion. Joseph K. Valaitis Brecksville, Ohio, U.S. White House spokesman Scott McClellan's call for Newsweek to "repair the damage" rang hollow...
...greatness of the U.S. lies in our elected leaders' tradition of deliberation and compromise. That is what separates us from extremist domination by dictators and terrorists. The rules of the Senate may seem antiquated and onerous, but they are intended to isolate it from the polarization of public opinion, and they have done so successfully for generations...
...training has increased, but I don't think it's increased enough to deal with that." A guard at another plant agrees. "We don't have the weapons or training to stop an attack of that magnitude," he says. "Everyone feels that way. It's a consensus of opinion...