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Noah D. Oppenheim's piece (Op-Ed, Oct. 22), in its unconditional praise for Steven Emerson's documentary "Jihad in America," unwittingly conflates, Islam and political terrorism. There is a tendency in American society to view Middle Eastern politics solely within the context of Islam. One indication of the fact that people do not separate religion and politics is that people do not know the difference between an Arab and a Muslim. Indeed, in a conversation with me Wednesday night, Oppenheim asked me the difference between the Society of Arab Students and the Harvard Islamic Society. Arab is an ethnicity...
...about 100 recycling companies belonging to her cooperative, she coordinates efforts to collect industrial and consumer trash, salvage everything, from paper and plastic to scrap steel, and mold the refuse into raw materials to feed Taiwan's factories. Out of that garbage heap comes treasure. Last year the co-op brought in more than $100 million from customers like China Steel and Formosa Plastics. But money is not the motivation behind Wu's not-for-profit outfit. After paying office charges and the modest salaries of Wu and her staff of seven, recycling revenues go to co-op members, whose...
During her campaign, Wu made enemies of the government bureaucrats who had been regulating recycling. Perhaps not coincidentally, her co-op was charged with evading taxes in a case that is still winding through the courts. Wu denies the accusation and has no regrets about forcing Taiwan to get serious about recycling. "I established a genuine movement," she says, "and helped many people without a voice...
...despite the collective wrangling of Sweeney, Bill Clinton and Gore himself, 2.2 million of Gore?s 13 million new friends are sending just that message. The Teamsters (evidently, a presidential photo-op doesn?t hold the charm it once did) and the United Auto Workers both dissented, calling Sweeney?s dictum "a sod job" and citing southern-fried wisdom about weighing one?s pig before wrapping it. Which hardly means they were Bradley backers ? just that they wanted to soak Gore for a few more concessions before climbing aboard. In fact, what impressed Branegan was how quietly ?- and quickly...
Maybe you've been lucky enough to see The Humming at a Dudley Co-op party. Maybe you had no idea that a new rock-and-roll sensation was growing right under your nose in fair Cambridge. Either way, now you know, and there's no excuse for missing them next time. Rumor has it that they might be back at The Burren in the near future. Definitely scheduled events are Tammany Hall in Worcester on Thursday, September 30 and a gig at Amherst College this Saturday. Check them out sometime and be able to say, "I knew them when...