Word: politicians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...John Bartlow Martin, a journalist who was an occasional Stevenson speechwriter, reveals another, more driven side to the Democratic standardbearer. He was, in fact, a practical politician who played the game as skillfully as the next man. His fastidious grumbling about the demands of politics was something of a pose. Martin suggests that the candidate deliberately contrived a diffident persona to appeal to the civic-minded, rather snobbish liberals who came to adore...
...that believes Jamaica's culture should reflect its people's African roots. What they sing and play is called reggae music-the name comes from the title of a 1968 hit-whose lyrics treat political tensions, social grievances and "black roots" culture. Because an unpopular law or politician can become the subject of a popular song, reggae is a political force that is felt at the government's highest level...
...Hibbert and Bob Marley and his group the Wailers have turned their island into one of the most music-conscious countries in the world. "Reggae songs are the strongest way to reach the people," says Songwriter Max Romeo. "People will pay a dollar for my message and reject the politician they can hear free of charge." The message is grim these days, with unemployment near 30% and the island a tinderbox of factional passions. Many of the Reggae Rastafarians urge that Jamaica drop out and become an agrarian nation based on black pride and African culture...
...most popular reggae performer in both Jamaica and the U.S. is Bob Marley, 30, a dreadlocked singer who dispenses a back-to-the-roots philosophy with electric-rock intensity. A lean, imperious Rasta, Marley is deeply distrustful of politics. "Never make a politician grant you a favor, they will always want to control you forever," he sings in the song Revolution. The current hit single in Jamaica is his song about the island's upcoming parliamentary campaign. Its title: Rat Race...
...glass buildings in Greenwich Village -sticks closely to a strategic formula for success. Explains President John Everett, 57, a former chancellor of the City University of New York: "Other schools have professors who have never been in politics teaching political science. We want the person who has been a politician." Hence, faculty members-most of whom are part-time and untenured -tend to be well-known personalities in the metropolitan area. New York City Consumer Affairs Expert Elinor Guggenheimer teaches a course on the consumer and the marketplace; Village Voice Writer Nat Hentoff presides over a course in investigative reporting...