Word: socio
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...National Front stronghold of Dreux, with an aim to denying victory to Le Pen's candidate - a goal which was attained when mainstream leftist, centrists, and conservative parties united to form a common front. Even after that campaign, Dieudonné continued defending progressive ideals that included anti-racism, socio-economic justice for residents of France's blighted suburban housing projects, and protecting the rights of illegal immigrants in France...
...racial motivations. Three-quarters of those present at the vote stood up and left the room when Young’s selection was announced. Young’s supporters cited his qualifications and outsider perspective, while detractors questioned his ability to manage a district far more racially and socio-economically stratified than Newton. Parent Sarah G. Bell said she believes Young is a “sophisticated” and “sensitive” individual whose extensive experience with budgets was especially appealing. “He has articulated that he’s going to listen...
...Observers warn of greater social traumas now facing migrant workers marooned at the foot of the global socio-economic ladder. Because the economic situation is even worse in their native countries, many decide to stay on in their adopted homes even though they have lost their jobs and their work visas are no longer valid. "They will settle to be illegal," says Manolo Abella, a Bangkok-based expert on regional migration for the International Labor Organization. "Migrants workers often tolerate all sorts of abuse and deprivation just to stay and earn a wage, to avoid being sent home." Recent cases...
...said. Mosher said she was motivated to complete this large-scale project by a desire to open up a more diverse discourse on environmentalism. “The environmental community seemed to be self-selective and not diverse,” she said. “Not socio-economically diverse, not geographically diverse, not class-diverse.” Martin Zogran, an assistant professor of urban design at the GSD, noted that the school is working to incorporate this new trend of inter-disciplinary environmentalism into its curriculum. This year, the school introduced a Sustainable Design concentration area in their...
...global depression is not only terrible for its economic consequences—which are pretty bad indeed—but also for its socio-political effects. When poverty, unemployment, and hunger morph into fear, nationalism, and ethnic conflict, much more than our global financial system will be tested. Through protectionism, a matter of butter can quite easily become one of guns...