Word: reductionism
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Illarionov: I see the reduction of the volume of political freedom, more restrictions clamped on political parties, the media, public expression-all this is obvious. The trends that have been long accumulating, found their completion and finally shaped up in 2005. That Freedom House report I mentioned came six months...
Natural disasters are terrible things but what ultimately defines us is not what happens to us but how we react. After the tsunami hit, the world donated billions of dollars; Americans alone gave $1.6 billion, more than to any other disaster overseas. And four months after Hurricane Katrina, the donations...
Morales's rise poses a dilemma for the Bush administration: Previous attacks on the candidate - such as the 2002 warning by then U.S. Ambassador Manuel Rocha that a Morales victory would mean a drastic reduction in U.S. aid - have actually strengthened his popularity by generating resentment at the perception of...
A Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) professor faced criticism this week for making appearances at Anheuser-Busch events to discuss his research on the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption. Meir J. Stampfer, the chair of HSPH’s department of epidemiology, attended two luncheons in New York and...
By 1988, however, the Arsenal had become outdated. The U.S. Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that it be closed, and the Department of Defense began a systematic reduction in the Arsenal’s activities. The challenge for Watertown, however, had just begun.