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From his debut movie, Roger & Me, which detailed his attempt to confront General Motors boss Roger Smith about the social effects of closing a GM plant in Moore's hometown of Flint, Mich., the filmmaker has been America's pre-eminent populist pest. He has taken on Nike's Phil...
Unlike last year, in which the lightweight scene devolved into mayhem when a series of No. 1 crews were upset within days of their ascension to the throne, the Crimson-Midshipmen matchup featured the two pre-eminent national crews and correctly foreshadowed several important meetings.
To work toward a goal you need encouragement at virtually every stage. One strategy for women has been to find a mentor who brings them along. Emily Dickinson, perhaps the most isolated literary genius ever to write, actually was rather aggressive about getting an eminent literary figure to assume this...
Such a predicament should not be unfamiliar. I read these words recently in the context of also having heard a talk given by Manning Marable, the eminent African-American historian at Columbia University, as part of the 2004 DuBois Lectures at the W.E.B DuBois Institute. Marable’s final...
But Annan’s influence on international events extends far beyond peacekeeping. His 2000 Millennium Report outlined a wide range of commitments, which he called on member states to undertake jointly. And in such initiatives as the 1999 “Global Compact” and the 2001 ?...