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...Party Secretary Zhao Ziyang, who was purged from the government for his support of the 1989 pro-democracy protesters, is the most prominent former official on the list. It also includes activists such as Liu Xiaobo and Ding Zilin, who co-founded the Tiananmen Mothers group after her teenage son was killed in the 1989 crackdown. Several prominent lawyers and writers who are actively working and publishing also signed, giving Charter 08 more clout than it would carry if it were the work of only politically isolated dissidents. "It seems like a varied bunch, and I think the Internet helped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Call for Chinese Democracy | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

...Friday, yet another potential problem surfaced for Rangel, when Politico.com reported that he had paid his son $80,000 in campaign funds "for a pair of political websites so poorly designed an expert estimated one should have cost no more than $100 to create." Says congressional scholar Tom Mann: "It's very sad, but it's sort of one thing after another ... It's still too early to tell what the resolution will be, but it certainly isn't helpful that new items keep emerging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rangel's Troubles Create a Problem for the Democrats | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

...son, Uzodinma, notes with a laugh that her seven cell phones are now down to three...

Author: By Niha S Jain, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alumna Leads World Bank in Crisis | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...North Korean defector who escaped the oppressive regime of Kim Sung-il and his son Kim Jong-il, told her harrowing story to a group of students in Boylston Hall Friday evening in an event aimed at improving the conditions facing North Korean defectors. Jo’s story came as the culmination of a week of human rights-focused events staged by Harvard Human Rights in North Korea (HRINK). As part of the proceedings, students at Friday’s event were asked to sign a petition to the United Nations urging the international organization to acknowledge North Korean...

Author: By Carola A. Cintron-arroyo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Defector Sheds Light On North Korean Govt. | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...operetta, the fairy Iolanthe (Bridget Haile ’11) has been banished from fairyland for the awful crime of marrying the Lord Chancellor, a mortal. Her half-fairy son, Strephon (Aseem A. Shukla ’11), falls in love with the beautiful Phyllis (Anna Ward), the ward of the Lord Chancellor (Matthew C. Stone ’11). But the Lord Chancellor will not consent to their marriage because he, as well as many in the House of Peers—a satirical portrayal of British Parliament—are in love with Phyllis. After the fairy queen...

Author: By Stephanie M Bucklin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe' Delights | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

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