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...must not let his booming threats drown out the pleas of the Iranian people, and Iranian women especially. In a recent column, Iranian journalist Amir Taheri quotes feminist Haydeh Karimi who implores, “Free people everywhere should speak out in support of Iranian women.” Indeed, thousands showed up for a protest organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and a coalition of other Jewish groups to protest Ahmadinejad’s speech to the General Assembly, and another protest was led by Women International and the Jewish Action Alliance against...
Alongside protests from civil rights groups and churches are cries of approval. Commentary on blogs and news articles and conversations among friends show a frightening sympathy with LaBruzzo’s purpose. All other heinous aspects aside, LaBruzzo and his supporters speak to America’s abominable attitude toward our poor citizens...
...nominees with very different image problems. One, known for his experience, wit, and candor, could have ruined everything with an unfortunate sound bite. The other, whose commitment to staying on message extends to repeating things that everyone knows are lies, could have unhinged all if she were allowed to speak too long. Setting vitriol aside, the two campaigns compromised: To accommodate Joe, they set up podiums. To accommodate Sarah, they allotted less time for answers. She would speak as she does best: in sound bites...
...scribbled across a white board that forms a wall on the lobby level. Throughout the building, the verve of individual students is evident in the messages dashed off on the boards: a chemistry equation, a posted flyer for a lecture series. The walls here are personal. Walls speak to the students and—better yet—the students use them to speak to one another.“The building was to reflect the occupants,” explains Hartman. “The people that pass through it would begin to claim the building...
...gives power to the belief that issues of relatability to Western audiences are not insurmountable, and in fact have cultural precedent within China. Standard Chinese is a Chinese that is at once familiar and foreign to many—there are likely hundreds of millions of Chinese who speak Chinese dialects at home or even exclusively and deal with issues of cross-cultural translation everyday...