Word: progressives
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...prefers adaptation to the self-conceived screenplays he penned previous to “Snow Angels,” Green said “Sometimes I feel creative and want to clear my head, but a book can give you a map—and a sense of progress.” Green found the new process liberating. “It was my first adaptation job,” he said. “To have the book as a way to flesh out ideas is great not only for me as a writer but for the actors...
...court’s decision.” “This is a really complex issue,” he said. “I feel that the court did not take into account the motives of affirmative action. It’s a limitation on progress.” Several nationally prominent groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, brought forth the lawsuit. U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson dismissed the suit, thus temporarily delaying the fight over the constitutionality of the ban. By Any Means Necessary, another...
...often called an Islamic modernizer, and even compared to historical figures who've brought progress to this country. Who are your role models? I think one of the people who has had the most impact on me, certainly in my professional life, is Shahid Beheshti [one of the founding members of the Islamic Republic and its leading jurist and constitutionalist; assassinated in 1981]. He was someone who had lived both in the West as well as in the Qom seminaries. He was an open-minded intellectual fully confident in Islamic teachings as well as Western matters. He was also...
...nuclear energy is a technical and legal issue; it is not a political and security issue. However, it is clear that we could have used better means of conveying this to the West and the rest of the world. It is clear that the U.S. doesn't want the progress of this country because that wouldn't fit in with its interests in the region. But we must do our best with the help of the [International Atomic Energy] agency, the E.U. and other international bodies to resolve this issue, and abstain from unnecessary rhetoric. We need to proceed with...
...progress Things are definitely getting better here. I'm not one to be overly optimistic about anything, but even during the time my unit has been in this area, we have seen things get better. We have seen people come back to jobs. Things have gotten much more secure. But I think everybody else realizes that it's so very tenuous. Things could fall apart so quickly...