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...third way available, a path between market worship and protectionism. Stiglitz and other moderate Democratic intellectuals believe that the heart of "economic security" as a political strategy should be a drastically revised social safety net for American workers. By offering universal health insurance and government-subsidized pension reform, Washington would relieve U.S. companies of those two burdens. Also helpful would be wage insurance, which would soften the blow for laid-off workers forced to take lower-paying jobs, and a turbo-charged government effort to promote new industries (like alternative fuels) to provide high-paying jobs. These ideas would cost...
...bayev's boss. But late last week, the President spoke up for his old ally Abykayev. In an effort to cool tensions, Nazarbayev addressed the nation, promising that justice would be done, and calling for order. That did little to convince citizens he would make good on promises of reform and democratization. "They present the Sarsenbayev murder as a single crime by rogue security officers, rather than recognize that [people] vie for power in this country using the most brutal methods," says Nurlan Nurimbetov, a political analyst in Almaty...
...founding father of Pi Kappa Phi at Cornell University, I was happy to learn from your article on Sigma Phi Epsilon's Balanced Man Program [Feb. 20] that other fraternities are taking steps to positively redefine their organizations. At Pi Kapp we strive to reform stereotypical frat life. Since our refounding two years ago, we have developed a strict no-hazing policy, maintaining that you can't build a man up by breaking him down. Pi Kappa Phi has its own philanthropy, Push America, an organization serving people with disabilities through fund raising, volunteering and empathy. We promote growth internally...
...they had already approved the course. When a colleague of mine disagreed with a tenure decision in another department, Larry rang him and talked long and earnestly with him. This was an approachable president willing to listen to others if they spoke up. He wanted to change things, to reform the Core for real, to engage people in vigorous, open conversation. Many students I met loved it. He talked to them. To my own surprise, I found myself saying “we” about Harvard...
Current undergraduates seem to think that Summers was in the vanguard of a courageous attack on a stagnant faculty, and are treating him as a martyr to the cause of curriculum reform. This is not the case...