Word: populists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite the persistent efforts of the Organization of American States to settle that very question, Haiti's political crisis appears no closer to resolution now than it did in the bloody days after the coup. Every attempt at a political compromise that might allow the populist hero Aristide to return in some restricted capacity has met with fierce resistance from military hard- liners and their Big Business allies, as well as grumbling from many in the middle class and the government bureaucracy. As if sensing greater misery ahead, record numbers of Haitians fled by sea last week to U.S. shores...
Most of Bush's rivals for the White House are staking out nuanced positions on trade. While populist Democrat Tom Harkin and conservative Republican Pat Buchanan both talk tough about forcing the Japanese to open their markets, Democrats Bill Clinton, Bob Kerrey and Paul Tsongas have argued that successful competitiveness begins at home. Clinton recently told a working- class audience in Manchester, N.H., that Bush cannot solve the nation's economic problems by seeking concessions from Tokyo. The Japanese, Clinton said, will help get Bush "past the election, but over the long run, we're going to have to compete...
...election year, the Democrats will demand this populist move, and Bush is likely to go along in exchange for a capital-gains cut and other measures...
Road picture, feminist parable and populist comedy, this tale of two ladies looking for adventure and getting more than they bargained for outraged the humor-handicapped, but dug into the ribs of the ribald. In the title roles, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon were gloriously wiggy...
...journalism at Indiana University and associate director of the university-wide Institute for Advanced Study. Says he: "Ideological critics of the media, left and right, agree on one thing -- that the press is too arrogant, too ready to tell people what to think. By its very structure, CNN is populist. It provides the raw materials of the story and lets the viewers form their own opinions...