Word: populistic
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...eternal were trapped in every aspect of our mundane existence. It is every human's duty, through good works, prayer and mystical contemplation, to raise the sparks back up to the Godhead and repair the world. In the 18th century, the reformer Ba'al Shem Tov's populist twist on this once secret tradition--that every humble act can be a celebration of God's immanent presence--became the heart of his own ecstatic orthodoxy, Hasidism...
...Whitman's victory four years ago was that she was an oddly effective populist candidate. She got grief for her multimillion-dollar net worth, and for an unfortunate comment about a tax rebate: "Funny as it might seem, $500 is a lot of money to some people." But she convinced voters she felt their pain over Governor Jim Florio's $2.8 billion tax increase. It was her vow to undo the damage with a 30% income-tax cut that gave her a winning margin of 26,093 votes. This time, though, it is the feisty McGreevey who seems...
...Hoffa has the confidence of the underdog who knows the forces arrayed against him have only enhanced his populist appeal. Sitting down at Pick-a-Deli, a greasy spoon adjacent to the produce warehouse, Hoffa orders his usual: scrambled eggs ("Gimme lots of catsup for my eggs"), orange juice and wheat toast with grape jam. He's annoyed by comparisons with his father ("I have the name, but I'm also someone in my own right"), yet he recalls the patriarch vividly and talks about him at length. "It was draining to go see him" in jail, Hoffa says...
...Russian for Mayor) about $7 for 3.4 oz. Moscow's populist Mayor Yuri Luzhkov is bringing his essence to the people--so why does Mer proclaim itself "the cologne for leaders...
Last Sunday Maurizio Pollini pleased a packed Symphony Hall with a program of Chopin and Debussy that can only be described as populist, plain and simple. Choosing so many warhorses and so few dark horses was not, however, merely a safe bet. It also gave him the chance to play them better than, well, anybody...