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...admitting our incapacity to dictate “solutions” to anyone else and by asserting our willingness to really engage the realities of the oppressed. For what we enable, then, is democracy of a genuine sort. As the “best” represents always a subset of the general population, submission to the “best and the brightest” presupposes the annulment of properly democratic politics. Against this, in our wholly sensible quest for a better world, we must realize that we will all be empowered only once we each admit our individual...

Author: By Adaner Usmani | Title: Against Leadership | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...that's changing. With the help of some fancy new prosthetics, a cutting-edge subset of veterinary surgeons is learning how to transform lifeless pieces of metal and plastic into working feet, legs, tails, and even (nonworking) dog testicles. The animals regain the ability to live like healthy creatures, something the surgeons find rewarding enough. More important, what the doctors learn as they put the critters back together could help the medical community work similar magic on humans. That's progress that couldn't come at a better time. There are currently about 1.9 million amputees living...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wild World of Animal Prostheses | 8/23/2007 | See Source »

...country's most respected terrorism experts. "I think you could give him credit. Terrorists are trying to provoke us to respond emotionally. He kept his head about him." But that's about the extent of Hoffman's praise. "In Mayor Giuliani's case, it's a very narrow subset of skills where his credentials are unvarnished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Giuliani's Tough Talk | 8/22/2007 | See Source »

...energy. “People develop really negative thinking that has no basis in reality” which seems rational to the sufferer, Barreira said. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness, affecting 11 percent of the population in a general medical setting, he said. Panic attacks, another subset of anxiety disorder, are characterized by sweaty palms, palpitations and often a “feeling of impending doom,” Barreira said. Panic attacks often consist of three phases starting with the initial attack, which is followed by stages of withdrawal and avoidance. An extreme result of panic...

Author: By Arianna Markel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Barreira Clarifies Mental Illness | 4/24/2007 | See Source »

...nonprofit devoted to Sudanese refugee issues and rebuilding southern Sudan. Last night’s talk was followed by a reception at Uno Chicago Grill in Harvard Square to raise money for building a hospital in Dau’s hometown. The talk was organized by IMPACT, a subset of the Harvard International Development Organization...

Author: By Charles E. Riggs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Lost Boy’ Shares Life Story | 4/13/2007 | See Source »

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