Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...college we're never really expected to have a real correlation between our beliefs and the way we lead our lives," he said. "We talk about social issues, but very few people dedicate their lives to anything like that. Nelson Mandela deserves an honorary doctorate, but it is really we who are honored by being alive to witness the life of a man who ignited a fire in the minds of millions of people...
Noah D. Oppenheim '00 is a social studies concentrator in Adams House. His column will appear on alternate Fridays...
Once, in an attempt to educate myself, I sat through Cry Freedom, a Hollywood, overly glamorized, overly processed version of the Stephen Biko story starring Denzel Washington. For two hours I stared at the screen expecting some massive revelation about the South African political, social and economic climate. I was sorely disappointed...
...start to broaden my perspectives on the world, I wonder if there are any ideals for which I am willing to die. There are many issues to believe in: affirmative action, gay rights, female empowerment, but I would never consider dying for social justice...
...refloating Russia's stricken banking system is the financial equivalent of a recovering alcoholic's "just one drink." "Once you start printing money, it's very tempting to keep printing more because you need to pay unpaid wages," says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. "Fear of social unrest, which will grow if the government is seen to be bailing out the banks but not paying wages, adds to the pressure to print more...