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...World Wars. The “tour” of some 20 works, grouped into five thematic sections (Lamp, House, Chair, Stage and Auto), reflects the contributions of the Bauhaus and its associate artists to modernity. These works represent the school’s ambition to penetrate and reform every aspect of society. Among the list of Bauhaus artists included is Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, whose sculpture “Light Prop for an Electric State” is presented in-depth. Through December 31. Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m. $6.50, $5 students/seniors...
...health-care plan is not reform," he said last month in Hampton, N.H., "and if reform is all you care about, I'm not your man. My plan is designed to do two things: cover everyone and get passed." Dean would expand existing programs to make sure those under 25 are insured. He would also give tax credits to businesses that agree to insure 25-and-over workers. "It's a way to cover a lot of the uninsured, but it doesn't have the flavor of a single national plan that people would associate with most liberal Democratic candidates...
...public's right to recall a defective politician in California, as well as the right to pass legislation by ballot vote, was a populist reform inserted into the state constitution 100 years ago. These changes assumed a responsible electorate and a powerful, corrupt political class. The first assumption was overly romantic and the second overly cynical. Today California suffers from an excess of democracy and a dearth of citizenship. In the past 25 years--starting with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, which limited the increase in property taxes to 1% per year--California has passed a slew...
...this: Mandatory running period for the last hour of every school day. Kindergarten all the way through to the senior year of college. You don't run? You stay stuck in ninth grade. Simple. The government wants tough soldiers, and the media craves superstar athletes and hot bodies, correct? Reform physical education class. Start training them early. Suzanne Stafford Greensboro...
...attacks. Five of the men had made televised confessions, which they later retracted, saying they had been tortured. Honeymoon's Over BRAZIL Socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's public support waned as the Brazilian government's lower house passed part of a pension-reform bill,which raises the retirement age, caps civil servants' pensions and puts an 11% tax on pensions over $400 per month. Some 40,000 civil servants protested against the bill, part of a wider reform that is meant to eradicate some of the country's $250 billion debt burden...