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...Fascism is the most naked form of capitalist reaction. The alarming growth of the KKK is a product of the deteriorating economic condition of U.S. imperialism. Workers who are battling grinding inflation, plant closings and layoffs often perceive Blacks and non-white immigrant workers as a threat to the precious few jobs that are left and thus can more easily be taken in by fascist demagogy. While Carter and Reagan bluster about each other's allegiances to the Klan, the KKK won a Democratic primary in southern California while stating that Republican Ronald Reagan is the man for them...
Silverstein added that in accepting the endowment, "Georgetown may be selling something precious to Americans-the integrity of its universities...
...political spirit of a generation. Acutely conscious of the current void in leadership and new ideas, they seem to be reaching out for new solutions-and, of course, new ways to get elected. Broder announces proudly his confidence in their ability to do so, though the 500 pages contain precious little in the way of new political thinking. At least, Broder concludes, "they have a crack at turning the country around...It will be worth staying around to watch." Indeed it will, just as it will be worth following up on Broder's fascinating political tip sheet for the eighties...
...what the town has become: less a town than an accidental suburb, a collection of people who live on there long after the town's reason for being has gone. Trains only whistle as they chuff through Claypool these days. Such a place, in raw reality, provides precious few events to rally the folks into community. The brief stop of the Read-A-Rama provided just such an event, producing, by chance, a good day for all and enough poignant memories to fill a book...
...table is frenetic. This Glorious Twelfth, the Onslow Arms in the Surrey suburb of West Clandon dispatched a helicopter to the Heriot moor south of Edinburgh, and 18 still warm grouse were rushed to a London-bound plane. At Heathrow Airport, a fleet of three Ferraris sped the precious consignment to a nearby heliport, where a trio of off-duty Red Devil paratroopers and two choppers were standing by. The Devils jumped into the restaurant's car park, where they were met by chefs in running shoes, who sprinted with the birds to preheated ovens. The cost: at least...