Word: protectionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The April 22 date has special meaning for environmentalists: it marks the 20th anniversary of the first Earth Day. In that memorable 1970 mobilization, which evolved from an idea by Senator Gaylord Nelson, more than 20 million Americans, many of them students, rallied under the banner of Mother Nature. Their...
Since the dawn of the Green movement, critics have argued that environmentalists exaggerate the dangers that humans pose to planet earth and understate the resilience of nature. Historically, the naysayers have had a key influence on policy: they weakened the original Clean Air and Clean Water acts, and Reagan officials...
Fitzgerald, who had served as the paper's faculty adviser for 12 years, said the editorial tried to claim protection under the First Amendment, but he disagreed. He said it was just a matter of poor journalism.
During the presidential negotiations yesterday, the government announced the drafting of laws to ensure freedom of religion, assembly and association and provide more protection to people who are arrested.
The new code, which carries no penalties, was written by the Newspaper Publishers Association, a group that includes both tabloids and the so-called qualities, like the Times and the Guardian. It was formulated, admits Arthur Davidson, legal director of Associated Newspapers, because of a belief that "legislation of some...