Word: civilizer
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Walzer first published several of the essays in Dissent. a magazine which he helped found and edit. The other pieces come from lectures in Government 104 at Harvard during the years 1966-69. His discussion of "Civil Disobedience and Corporate Authority" reflects the impact of the school's strike in April 1969-during which he became a leader of the Harvard Faculty's "liberal caucus." Another essay, on oppressed minorities, refers unmistakably to the rise of black nationalism and the ?hical muddle which it presents...
Kunstler, who has long defended civil rights causes and left-wing activists, replied by accusing the Journal of hypocrisy. "Unfortunately, only a bare handful of American practitioners have ever undertaken to put this ideal into practice," he said. "If more members of the A.B.A. were available for such work, then perhaps I would be able to afford the time to be more catholic in my selection of clients...
Women workers and civil servants enjoy two months' maternity leave with full pay, before and after childbirth...
Some years ago. Harvard's civil rights image needed some beefing up. The order went out from on top to hire more blacks. The Chase Manhattan Bank, and just about every other businessmen around, sent out a similar order. So blacks were hired (by benevolent Harvard) to be painters...
...said that SMC was not getting along well with the New Mobe, a group he called "a bunch of generals without an army." He claimed they were moving into civil disobedience, which in his opinion, was not what the majority of people in the movement wanted. New Mobe had called a conference for the week following the Cleveland conference. Jerry Gordon emphasized that he was concerned with an anti-war movement. He made little mention of other issues such as racism or imperialism...