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...from the 1937 trial transcript of Nikolai Bukharin, one of the multitude of old Bolshevik leaders devoured by Stalin. It's too soon to know how Kentridge will connect all this into a coherent production. But there won't be a diamond-crusted skull or a mirror-steel bling thing anywhere near it. That you can count...
...another recent, and recently canceled, source of Washington outrage - is a triviality. The AIG bonuses, on the other hand, are emblematic of the heads-I-win-tails-you-lose nature of Wall Street pay. This incentive structure was a major cause of our current crisis. It is an Important Thing, and the danger in the current Washington frenzy to do something is not that it will go too far but that it won't go far enough...
...pleased that they've talked about adding a sex-education requirement in 11th grade (most students take health during their freshman year). Other school districts in Anderson County that initially balked at the comprehensive approach now want Impact to go into their schools and replicate the program. The only thing stopping them is money. "For $2 million," says United Way's Burdette, "we could put a Kristen in every school in our county for five years. But we don't have $2 million...
...administration. Binyam Mohamed’s case highlights the shortcomings that prevent Obama’s administration from being “the most transparent in history” and thus warrant immediate attention. To hide evidence of torture is as morally dubious as the act itself; the last thing this country needs is another Bush...
...Harvard. It’s like a grocery store full of options,” Black exclaimed. “Harvard is Whole Foods.” But Black, speaking in the midst of trying economic times, also issued a caveat. “The last thing you should worry about is income, especially in this economy,” the comedian said. “Pursuing money isn’t sane,” he later warned. Speaking after the event, Black expressed disdain for the number of students entering business fields for the sake of financial gain...