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Forsyth County, Georgia, Howard Beach, N.Y., Medford, Mass., Newton, Mass., Amherst, Mass., Cambridge, Mass. and many other hamlets--Racism seems to becoming an expected part of life in America once again. It used to be taboo, but not any more. Sadly, it seems that some of the biggest bigots around today are college students. And the state with the most racist activity? Massachusetts. Governor Michael S. Dukakis must do more than issue reports on specific racist incidents especially now that he is a prominent presidential probable. Dukakis has a chance for real leadership in fighting the resurgence of racism...
...years the subject smoldered in the soul of America. To speak of it, especially favorably was taboo. But recent developments show our society is ready to face the horror and shame of an era that rendered us a nation divided. No, this has nothing to do with Platoonor the Vietnam...
...perestroika," restructuring. It includes another frequently used term, "democratization" -- the greater involvement of the Soviet people in the management of their society. An important part of this is a "new way of thinking," which offers far greater room than ever before for fresh ideas, the discussion of previously taboo subjects and official candor. At every meeting we encountered examples of this new thinking...
...families that have to deal with the suicide of a child, there's often a great deal of anguish and fragmentation of the family, and this is compounded by the fact that there tends to be a taboo in talking about it. Family members are often ashamed and reluctant to talk with members of the community," Mack said...
Already published is Chingiz Aitmatov's The Executioner's Scaffold, which removed the taboo from the subject of drug addiction in our country. Poet Andrei Voznesensky published his powerful The Ditch, a piece about thieves who robbed the graves of Nazi victims. Mikhail Shatrov's antidictatorship play Dictatorship of Conscience is being performed...