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...pleased about the prospect of North Korea’s disarmament, they also said there was a long road ahead, noting two key issues that they said will play a role in North Korea’s future—its relationship with its neighbor south of the 38th parallel and of its role in the world economy. Xu Di of Peking University said international trade could improve North Korea’s economic situation, as it did for her home country. “Although it may be costly, tolerance and patience with North Korea are really...
...over-the-top single, “North American Scum,” and its deliciously scummy space-themed music video. If you’re looking for a carefree journey to the moon, complete with a space battle, mechanical failure, and a hypnotic voyage to an autumnal parallel universe, this is the video for you. “North American Scum” begins with a vainglorious earth-bound photo shoot, followed by frontman Murphy’s opening of a door labeled “SPACE (outer),” which kicks off this epic adventure. Utilizing funky...
...Chen's only recourse now is China's Byzantine petitioning system, a holdover from imperial days that exists in parallel with the legal system. As Li notes, it is rare for a petition even to be accepted by the relevant office, much less be acted on. And in many cases, orders issued in Beijing or a provincial capital as a result of a successful petition are ignored by lower authorities. (Tiangao, huangdi yuan, the Chinese say: "Heaven is high and the Emperor is far away." Beijing has always had enormous trouble enforcing its will in the far-flung corners...
Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society Diana L. Eck—long a vocal observer of the review—responded that professors could conceive of “parallel ways” in which students could navigate this curriculum without taking any course in many disciplines...
...represent the struggle of all blacks in all of history. Granted, I think most would agree that a win from Obama late next year would have slightly more lasting reverberations for us all, but in the context of their individual relationships to the future history of race, the parallel exists...