Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard students endlessly complain about the singular lack of a social life here, by which they generally mean that they haven't been out on a date in several months. I myself have been one of them. Yet I warn all Harvardians to beware the thought that: "After school, I'll go out for sure. I'll always have a date...
...that was not to last forever. Under pressure from social conservatives, who were angry at the Republicans' mute response to such putative evidence of Clinton's moral turpitude, Gingrich by April had reverted to form, accusing the President of "lawbreaking" and swearing he'd never deliver another speech without mentioning the Clinton investigations. The G.O.P. base loved the return of the old, attack-happy Newt, but Gingrich, who is considering a run for President in 2000, saw his already low personal-approval ratings take a dive. And so, since mid-July, the Speaker has been dismissing questions about impeachment with...
None of the proposals have been made real. And though it would be simplistic to blame all of Clinton's failures on the Lewinsky mess--a divided Congress and Republican antipathy to social spending account for some of them--the Monica Effect has been crippling...
...only real legacy item left on Clinton's menu is saving Social Security--America's biggest and most successful social program, due to go bust in 2032, thanks to the bulge of retiring baby boomers. Clinton loyalists see the program as the final piece in a legacy trifecta. Says former aide Bill Galston, a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland: "If Clinton can leave office as the man who licked the budget deficit, saved Social Security and guided the economy through the largest peacetime expansion in history, well, that's not bad." And Clinton has been surefooted...
...male-to-female transgendered person and a lesbian, I appreciated your recognition of the political successes and social challenges of transgender people. In today's culture, I find myself constantly educating others. Your article's breadth, coupled with TIME's wide circulation, will make that part of my life a little easier. In an era when men are said to be "from Mars," transgendered people are nearly the only ones who can speak from experience about the different kinds of treatment that men and women receive. Everyone can benefit from transgendered people's insights. RACHEL HOLLOWGRASS Oakland, Calif...