Word: vitalness
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...that he had never really held a job worthy of his talents after he was 50. But that ignores the thousands of lives he made better in small ways and large through his campaigning for urban renewal and his support of grass-roots community initiatives. And it misses the vital essence of the man - an ability to combine a keen eye and sharp instinct for the big issues of our time with an eye-twinkling liveliness that made him a tremendous joy to be around. I remember a day a few years ago at his home in Stonington, Conn., when...
...Cohen’s classmates spent their time at the Kennedy School in the closet and waited until this weekend’s conference to come out as a couple. Despite all the progress in gay rights over the years, Mack said the Caucus still serves a vital role. “There’s always a desire for community with people who have shared experiences and shared values, and, less high-mindedly, there’s a desire to socialize...
...certainly going to aid student groups and boost house life, it should not be considered a complete remedy to the debilitated state of social life in the houses. The UC should resume the fight for bringing back party grants. A formal cannot replace an inclusive room party: a vital social commodity on a campus dominated by private events. Diverting more funding toward student groups and HoCos is one step in the right direction, but the UC should resume its push toward regaining lost social ground...
...This popular response mischaracterizes the nature of finance and the vital role it plays in our nation’s economy. While investment bankers do not produce tangible goods, they are key players in a vast and intricate system designed to move capital from those who have it in excess to those who need it. These financiers are compensated extremely—perhaps excessively—well for their services. Finance may not be a “noble” profession, but it’s not an abomination either...
...Barack Obama and congressional leaders from both parties went to the White House for what some billed as a photo-op, a public showing of bipartisan support for a piece of legislation that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and the President himself have called absolutely vital to preventing economic collapse. Reporters waited and waited on the rainy White House driveway expecting to hear from the two candidates, only to be informed by Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, that there was no deal...