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Fleeing Hungary, Soros and his brother ended up in Britain in 1947. George enrolled at the London School of Economics, where, from philosopher Karl Popper, he learned about the links between communism and fascism and the importance of "open societies." The lessons stuck with Soros and now underpin his efforts on behalf of the part of Europe that bore the brunt of both repressive isms and where, he fears, freedom may be at risk if economic and political chaos provokes a return to authoritarian rule. "There are two reasons why I support open societies," he explains. "One is the possibility...
...doesn't look like there are very many people to talk with," said Marya Hill-Popper '96. "Half the tables are empty...
...painful detail, Kozol describes such inner-city schools as Morris High in the South Bronx, where water cascades down the stairways when it rains, and Chicago's Du Sable High, where the chemistry teacher uses a popcorn popper as a Bunsen burner. Kozol juxtaposes these images with descriptions of the luxurious facilities in nearby wealthy suburbs like Winnetka, north of Chicago. Its New Trier High has, among other things, seven gyms, rooms for fencing, wrestling and dance instruction, and an Olympic-size pool...
...studies and proposals, the one by a couple of New Jersey intellectuals has raised the greatest storm out on the plains. Frank Popper, head of Rutgers University's urban-studies department, is a land planner who has poked his way down the neglected and withering trails of the plains for 20 years, wondering if a new frontier is struggling to be born. His wife Debora is a graduate student in geography. They swept up the entire region, from Texas to Montana, in their analysis. Their language was apocalyptic ("largest, longest-running agricultural and environmental miscalculation in the nation's history...
...Poppers identified 139,000 sq. mi. as poor and emptying, and they suggested that through a consortium of public and private owners and institutions, the world's largest game preserve be created and woven around those areas that are still viable. Government payments would be used to idle the marginal land and support owners for as long as 30 years while they planned a new life. The cost? "Billions," acknowledges Frank Popper, "but less than the current subsidy programs...