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...think there’s this thread of idiosyncracy and personal inflection in what I write. What’s important to me is to confuse that. Some people define things as either personal or political, and I’d rather taint either side of that with the other. People have politics. Politics inform people, and then they live their lives differently. People often react to ‘Her Baldness’ as a highly personal thing,” Lord says, stressing that such a view misrepresents the book’s aims...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spring 2010 Harvard Arts Medalist | 4/27/2010 | See Source »

...historians of either political persuasion have long believed that the Venona documents—recordings of Americans who spied for the Soviet Union during the McCarthyism era—deserve mentioning in textbooks. Also, while the inclusion of the Black Panthers in discussions of the civil rights movement may taint its image somewhat, it is nevertheless crucial to understanding the evolving militancy of black mobilization in the mid-sixties. So before opponents associate all of the recommendations as mere brainwashing, it’s important to see that there are gaps in our history that must be filled so children...

Author: By John W. He | Title: In Search of Our History | 3/24/2010 | See Source »

...worthwhile subplots, nor any reason for the audience to have a vested interest in what is happening on the screen. Despite its R rating and rampant profanity, “Cop Out” is a PG-13 comedy overdosed on unnecessary sex jokes and crude language. A taint on even as poor a filmography as Kevin Smith’s recent works, “Cop Out” is a cop out by all those associated with its production and should be avoided at all costs...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cop Out | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...Human Development Index in 2009 report. A breathless—and often mindless—form of development at the cost of the voiceless and marginalized is equivalent to practicing a form of internal colonialism. The state must stop conducting a war against its own people. Let crimson not taint green in Indian forestlands...

Author: By Umang Kumar | Title: Crimson in the Green Hunt | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

...Washington has not changed. President Obama continues to get higher ratings for personal likability and trustworthiness than his Republican foes. But there are also signs that Obama is beginning to feel the taint of the long-standing anger against politics and politicians in general. The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll found in December that 61% of the country has only some confidence, or no confidence, in Obama having the right set of goals and priorities to be President. Meanwhile, America's confidence in general remains in the gutter. When asked if they trust that government will do what is right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Obama Has to Worry About Polls | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

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