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...past, but also about its present circumstances if we are to have a twenty-first century free of racism. In order for that to happen, however, President Clinton and his advisers will have to speak candidly on a subject where the most politically palatable or ideologically safe ideas usually trump even the most obvious social facts. Noble intentions and great initiatives notwithstanding, I fear that the depth of the mendacity of the dominant discourse on race may yet preclude this from happening...
...presumably to have him decry Starr's long leash. And the guy dropped a big one: The Secret Service "has not denied" having a White House video surveillance system, he claimed, that might just have caught Bill Clinton on film tampering with Monica. Now there's a video to trump Pamela and Tommy...
...strategy to deal with the emergence of gay youth. Indeed, most gay organizations have avoided children's issues, apparently fearing the old charge that gays try to "recruit" kids. For conservatives, the appearance of gay teens presents a p.r. challenge, since young local faces can win sympathy and trump charges of outside influence by gay activists...
East Asia's troubles rest in large part on the region's intricately developed system of crony capitalism, in which personal connections trump the rule of law or markets almost every time. "What now has to be addressed is reform of banking systems, the improvement of supervisory and regulatory functions of governments," says Robert Hormats, vice chairman of Goldman, Sachs International...
...address in St. Louis in September, Gephardt acknowledged the importance of an open market, but argued that democracy and human rights interests trump free trade. "We must not put a price-tag on our beliefs," he said. Like the North American Free Trade Agreement, deals the president would negotiate, Gephardt argued, would merely reinforce a status quo in which children are forced to work, wages are insufficient and the environment is abused. This position is reasonable, and is adopted by many American politicians and citizens. It is quite plausible that Gephardt believes it himself...