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...might not appeal so much to a wider audience. One of the people at Starbucks was a high school teacher, and when we asked what his students would think of it, he said they would have to have a little more background.? But for those with the proper background, a so-so film may yet act as a cultural amplifier and a sign of pride...
...hamlet of Dongzhou in southern China's Guangdong province. In early December, when Lin returned for a visit, the brothers joined a protest against a nearby power-station project. Locals claim the plant is being built on village rice paddies sold by municipal officials to the power company without proper compensation to the villagers. Moreover, the project involved filling in most of a lake that had supported generations of Dongzhou fishermen. The protest ended violently, with at least three people killed by security forces. Lin was one of them. "We thought he escaped to a better life in the city...
...Except that when he argued in favor of abortion rights and I took the pro-life side, I was backed into the opposite logical corner in about five minutes more, as he laid out scenarios involving autonomy, and control over our bodies, the proper role of the state in matters of health and privacy and family life...
...parts of Asia, the economic issue trumps any environmental concerns. Greenpeace India's Kumar claims ship-breakers along Alang's 10-km stretch of muddy beach "violate all environmental and labor laws." Explosions are common as oil residues often remain in the vessels, and workers are ill-equipped, without proper tools or protective clothing. But with an insatiable demand for steel in Asia's booming economies, scrap prices have soared. Scrap now sells as high as $400 a ton in India, compared to roughly $150 a ton in Europe. "In Denmark you almost have...
...issue of turning those male bastions into diverse co-ed institutions. After graduation, I worked briefly as a fundraiser for Yale in Chicago, and I would not infrequently encounter the cold distain and disapproval of alums who had opposed the admission of women. Why hadn't I been a proper young lady and chosen Vassar instead, they wanted to know. These crusty old Blues tended to be equally aghast by the rising admission of black and minority students under the affirmative action programs then taking hold throughout the Ivy League...