Word: progressives
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Steele trying to reduce the remarkable achievements of Winfrey and Obama - two of our country's most compelling citizens - to their ability to make whites "think well of themselves"? Those who accept Steele's soul-crushingly cynical view should realize that they are also embracing the belief that no progress has been made on racism in the U.S., and it will always be an insurmountable problem. How can Steele so blithely discount the tantalizing possibility that we are witnessing a truly new day? Millions of black and white Americans deeply admire Oprah Winfrey and Senator Obama for their character, energy...
...would regularly give massages to frail, elderly patients prone to delirium on postoperative drugs. The treatment - standard at the time - helped those patients. "But now most of the nurses who practice it are retired," he says, and, now, medical training adheres more strictly to quantitative means of evaluating patient progress. So, patients' individual concerns and worries are sometimes swept aside in the process, preventing them from receiving proper pain diagnoses, while certain holistic treatments are less likely to be accepted than conventional western practices. "We'd have to stop practicing medicine" if everything doctors did required back-up by evidence...
...lobby congress to accept refugees in America, to impose sanctions, or even to take military action. Some of these courses of action have downsides, but they should be our primary considerations, not the symbolic gesture of divestment. Lack of awareness is no longer a problem; a lack of progress is. Advocating for policies that do nothing but engender more advocacy is an empty form of activism...
...sustainable dinner” prepared by Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) and served in dining halls across campus. This non-traditional meal represents the end-goal of Harvard’s attempts to prioritize sustainable eating. However, like President Faust’s installation ceremony, these attempts to progress toward sustainability remain largely symbolic. For widespread change to occur on campus, students need to voice strong desire for local, seasonal, and organic produce...
...ineffectual sanctions and inadequate inspection systems. But since the CFP is mainly implemented by national governments, there are fewer incentives to crack down on errant fishermen. "Most stocks remain overfished," E.U. Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg said before the meeting. "We must make further efforts if we are to achieve progress towards sustainable fisheries...