Word: powerless
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BLOOMSBURY U.K. No new Harry Potter book next year as planned; Muggle publishers left powerless...
When it comes to race, Americans have a history. We allowed race to blind us to the real goals of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, and we continue to allow race to blind us to the goals of the Palestinians. But we are not powerless against these habits. By thinking about them and criticizing them, we can rid ourselves of this distorted lens and gain true insight into the aims and aspirations of people in the Middle East...
...other. He declined every opportunity to be self-important, slipping silently out of the White House, no fanfare. When those with power came for his clients, he spoke for them; when they came for his colleagues or friends, he stood with them; and when they came for the powerless, he spoke for them...
...table in Monday's issue listing the accomplishments of the last several council administrations serves to brilliantly underscore the truth that the council is a powerless entity that is simply not a factor in most students' lives...
Thus, given the tight race that is bound to ensue, we at The Crimson thought it only fair to impart to the candidates the knowledge we have gained from several years of reporting on elections. To our fellow students brave enough to run for the most disreputable, powerless and ineffectual extracurricular office at Harvard, we offer the following advice...