Word: preservationism
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This could be the winter of discontent for environmentalists. As the threat of war rumbles in the Middle East and the U.S. economy tumbles into recession, preserving the planet's air, land and water is in danger of losing its place among the most pressing issues of the day. It...
Meanwhile, Back Home. In addition, incumbents could take advantage of the old saw that "all politics is local." "It's the self-preservation instinct at work," says political scientist Greg Thielemann of the University of Texas at Dallas. "Pork-barreling in our direction is O.K." Ironically, a general anti-Washington...
New York. A barrage of bad news about the state budget gaps delivered the final blow to an environmental bond issue of nearly $2 billion. That was an embarrassment for Governor Mario Cuomo, who made support of the project a centerpiece of his own successful re-election campaign. Now money...
Harvard's preservation of the ritual objects for study and exhibition has benefited scholars and museum visitors alike for more than one hundred years. Yet Harvard's decision to return the collection, which occurred in response to Omaha pressure, is a progressive step. It shows the University's sensitivity to...
That is unlikely to happen. The King's popularity is at an all-time high, primarily because he refuses to take a hard line against Saddam, whom Jordanians respect for standing up to the U.S. and Israel. Even Jordan's normally fractious trade unions have put their differences aside and...