Word: suburbia
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...compares this nation's fate to that of 17th century Holland and late 19th century England -- two economic powerhouses that declined under the weight of indebtedness at home and overexpansion abroad -- only to suggest later that the parallels may not hold up. But Phillips' statistics and his pictures of suburbia provide a rich backdrop to last November's election -- an instant context for understanding the mixture of volatility and sobriety that characterized voters...
Michael S. Dukakis's problems were more personal, but he still couldn't decide whether to be the candidate of suburbia or the candidate of economic change. Clinton showed how a Democrat can be both, and the results are in today's headlines...
...talk about this much. Have you noticed the terrible evasions in the presidential debates, when the most compelling issue of inner city violence was skated over, hidden beneath waves of economic statistics. Hide away in leafy suburbia, and I suppose you can close your mind to the nearby inferno. You can surround yourself within bars and alarms, and nurture a solipsistic terror about everyone outside. But what sort of life is that...
...went back to the Pit on Sunday. It was sunny and Izzy was there hanging out with a group of 16-year-old girls, clothed in the latest fashions from the Limited. They said they were "from suburbia" and they came because they felt "comfortable...
...girls from suburbia were typical of a good proportion of the Pit population...