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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those entrusted by law with the care of the young? Liberals were the first to promote "healthy" television shows like Sesame Street and The Electric Company. In the 1950s and 1960s they were the leading critics of television, of its mindless violence, of the way it ravaged the attention span needed for reading. Who was keeping kids away from TV sets then? How did promoters of Big Bird let themselves be cast as champions of the Beastie Boys -- not just of their right to perform but of their performance itself? Why should it be left to Gore to express moral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: In Praise of Censure | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

...with new particles added periodically to the stream. In a given period of time, the LEP is expected to produce hundreds of times as many Z 0s as the Stanford collider does. That gives CERN the best odds of being the first to measure the Z 0's life-span...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Colossal Collision Course | 7/17/1989 | See Source »

...these feisty activists? They span the political spectrum from liberal to conservative, though most share a populist sympathy for the little guy and a suspicion of Big Government and Big Business. Like protesters of the 1960s, they have a flair for attention-grabbing gestures. But much of their power derives from a factor that distinguishes them from grass-roots activists of the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Bugle Boys Of the Airwaves | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

Joslin, Clifford and Frangione hit the first three goals within a two minute span...

Author: By Sandra Block, | Title: Laxwomen Blast Green; Bag Ivy Title | 4/26/1989 | See Source »

Although they attended Harvard during a span of 10 years, all of the returning alumni said they encountered racism in one form or another...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: Styles Change, But the Problems Remain | 4/26/1989 | See Source »

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