Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...particularly in the South, still breed carelessly and disastrously, with the result that the increase among Negroes, even more than among whites, is from that portion of the population least intelligent and fit, and least able to rear children properly." The project decided to hire "coloured ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities" to travel and promote birth-control...
...least not about the impeachment process. Clinton will continue his Briefing Room presidency, ruling by Executive order. He'll focus on four big issues only: Social Security, war and peace, and to a lesser extent education and the patient bill of rights. He'll do very little campaigning during the next three weeks, certainly nothing like 1994. He may appear in a few Senate races, he'll still raise money, but barnstorming with Congressmen is out. "He's not a candidate," says an adviser. "The last thing we're going to do now is make him one." But that doesn...
...that ever happens, headline writers and social scientists can stop arguing about which sex is least favored, and teachers can concentrate on paying more nuanced attention to our children as individuals, for that is what they...
...remind us of other ways we can screw up--only this time it isn't just diaper changing on the line; it's the emotional and intellectual growth of our newborns. Cathy Smith, my daughter's teacher at Sing 'n Dance, says lots of moms seem preoccupied with the social and cognitive development of their babies. More than ever, they're asking to sign up two- and three-month-olds to be in classes with six- to 11-month-olds, believing that their infants' cognitive skills will be boosted by being around older babies. That won't work, warns George...
...finally catch up to the rest of the banking world, with senior citizens in the lead. Starting next year, the government is strongly encouraging Social Security recipients to have checks transferred to bank accounts via direct deposit, which only half of American workers use. It helps earn a little extra interest, and some banks charge lower fees on those accounts...