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...Beijing and has seen the monstrous crackdown firsthand. Back in his staid university town, he is tipped off that the police are coming to arrest him as a counterrevolutionary. He flees, hawking his Phoenix bike to a fruit vendor for some apricots and enough change to buy a train ticket to Nanjing. From there, Jian plans to board an express train heading south to Guangzhou, then sneak into Hong Kong and eventually make it to another country. In the novel's final scene, Jian incinerates his student identity card and crops his hair. We never do know if he gets...
...presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for TIME'S 2007 Person of the Year. No matter what you think of her politics or where you stand, it is about time we had a woman running for President. And in a big way--not just that you write her name on a ticket but as a major candidate for President of this country. I think it is a corner turned...
...insurance, it falls flat in this context: Heroin addicts on the verge of overdose are far from rational. And even if they were rational, the downside to excessive heroin use—possible death—is a powerful disincentive to tempting overdose. Comparing death to a possible speeding ticket simply makes no sense. But regardless of the possible perverse side effects, programs to distribute naloxone at needle exchanges—which already exist in cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco, as well as several states—save lives. That basic concern for life should...
This is the last article in a three-part series about formerly homeless mother Kimberly S.M. Woo '10 and other transfer students from community colleges called "The Road Less Traveled." Part 1: A Ticket Out of PovertyPart 2: Harvard Lags in Community College Recruitment
...experienced enough?" Edwards surprised everyone by coming from nowhere to place second in Iowa. And while the power of that stump speech didn't win the nomination for him in 2004, it did propel him to the position of John Kerry's running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. And when they lost the election in November, the speech was the reason no one could count out Edwards for the future...