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...problem—including renewable sources of energy and putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions—he emphasized that “each of these approaches has limitations and liabilities.” Holdren said it is difficult to find acceptable locations to build wind turbines. People??s mentality has “changed...from ‘not in my backyard’ to ‘build absolutely nothing anywhere near anybody,’” he said. Yesterday’s address was part of a semester-long series sponsored...
...don’t think all the parts of the public conversation are as wonderful as they should be,” Seidel says. “I think the council can start to rebuild a more meaningful public dialogue through respect for people??s opinions...
...What is it going to take to get people??s confidence back?” Maher asks, referring to the relatively high percentage of poor and minority students that, he says, has given the Cambridge schools an unfairly low reputation among some local residents. “You listen to what parents say, you look at the educational leaders are saying, and you offer programs that people want...
...think we could do a better job of telling the story of successes in public schools and get back people??s confidence,” Maher says...
...relies on the logic of representation, the system-internal strategy endorses a conception of power that ultimately stultifies those it originally sought to serve. It expects the newly-empowered to represent their constituents’ interests completely. Against this, we must assert that the disconnect between power and the people??intrinsic to representative government—cannot be bridged permanently by the good will, intellect, or charm of the powerful. Instead, these managers of political change end up drowning in their own privileges. Because the seat of power is segregated from the general life of the society (phone...