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Discussions of the underclass in the 1970s and 1980s tended to frame the issues in individualistic terms, blaming the plight of the underclass on individual shortcomings, such as lack of motivation or bad attitudes toward work. This "culture of poverty" thesis achieved widespread acceptance in a country which has long believed that poverty begins at home, and became the cornerstone of the Black neoconservative critique of the welfare system. Theorists such as Kennedy School Professor Glenn Loury and Thomas Sowell denounced welfare for reinforcing the deviant behavior patterns of the inner-city poor, which is largely Black...
Radcliffe President Matina S. Horner's silence on the anti-discrimination complaint proves once again that she and her institution have little interest in undergraduates. The folks in Fay House could be influential leaders in the women's movement. They could use Radcliffe to call attention to the plight of modern women, to advance the cause of equality and to fight discrimination...
After decades of fighting the Arab nations to survive, Israel won--but now in the light of its success, finds itself as the oppressor. The recent crisis has dramatized the plight of Palestinians living in the occupied territories and their valid claims for statehood. Liberal Jews watching West Bank scenes on TV can't help but sympathize with the Palestinians, and wonder why they should exempt Israel from the standards they hold for the United States...
There was a noticeable loosening of the controlled Nicaraguan press as contras appeared on various radio shows. But the plight of the opposition daily La Prensa raised questions about whether the Sandinistas intended to honor the Sapoa accord's call for "unrestricted freedom of expression." Last week the daily was unable to go to press because the government was squeezing its newsprint supply. The two pro-Sandinista newspapers were able to print more copies than they could sell...
...case of Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III highlights the desparate plight of Black faculty and administrators here at Harvard. As reported in The Crimson last year, Eugene Rivers, who has thoroughly investigated the case, alleges that Dean Epps was unfairly passed over for promotion to Dean of Harvard College when this position opened in 1985. (Instead at the recommendation of Dean Spence, the post went to L. Fred Jewett '57, who had been serving as the Dean of Admissions at Harvard) I will ignore this accusation in making my argument; for it is not the central issue...