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...shift to renewable energy won't happen on its own - it needs smart government policies and smart technological innovations. Solar mapping is a good example of both...
...Huffington Post and The Daily Beat, as well as of investigative outlets like ProPublica and the Center for Independent Media, proves that this type of content is in high demand online. Hence, newspapers still have a vital role to play in these two arenas, and would do well to shift resources toward editorials and investigative reporting if they wish to stand apart from the competition.While going online will require major shifts on the part of traditional media outlets, they should not discard the best elements of print in the process. In particular, editorial cartoons, artwork, and design risk losing importance...
...specific task force, as opposed to being discussed within the context of general curricular reform. This only underscores the fact that the arts at Harvard have been sidelined. Yet the analysis that was produced from more than a year of consideration serves as a meaningful call for a deep shift in the appraisal of arts at Harvard. The vision is ambitious, but it is a reminder of the value that the arts can add to our educational experience. The making—as well as the critique—of the arts must be given a spotlight now. The recent...
...showin’, groovin’, stylin’, and bein’ fly.” This superficial self-promotion is par for the course in mainstream hip-hop, but it seems entirely incompatible with the social politics of Common’s earlier work. With this stylistic shift, Common’s lyrics are now indistinguishable from those of the mindless gangster rap he rejected in the 90s. A particularly egregious example is “Sex 4 Suga,” which includes some of the most bluntly misogynistic one-liners imaginable. The title of the song...
...dirt poor in southeast China, when the world she would inherit changed forever. It was 30 years ago this month - December, 1978 - when China's leadership decided the time had come for their country to open up its economy and to embrace something akin to capitalism. The monumental shift - China under Mao Zedong had been a centrally planned economic disaster - reflected the growing, behind-the-scenes influence of a man few in the West had then heard of: Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping. China, the ruling Communist Party decreed back then, "required great growth in the productive forces." And Deng...