Gorbachev’s purse strings and perestroika test power
Our view assesses Mikhail Gorbachev’s purge of Politburo hard-liners as he seeks to push reforms while facing slowing living standards and rising inflation. The piece weighs his commitment to reform within a system resistant to genuine capitalism and echoes concerns over autonomy and national unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mr. Gorbachev
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
Gorbachev
George Will
Soviet Union
Baltic States
Soviet Georgia
World Vision and U S aid in Latin defeat Xerophthalmia
More than a half million children go blind each year from xerophthalmia caused by vitamin A deficiency. Tablets cost a few cents and can be given at long intervals. Johns Hopkins field work spurred $8 million in U S funds this year, yet money is diverted to military aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Congress
U.S
Senate
House
United States
United Nations Children’s Fund
America
Awakening Catholic Voice Over Auschwitz Convent Row
The piece rails against JewishCatholic tensions over the Auschwitz Carmelite convent. It defends Catholic memory including Polish Catholics killed at Auschwitz and Katyn while challenging perceived Jewish bias and calls for Catholic defense against antisemitic allegations and media scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamir
Russia
Cairo
Lord
Walter Edward) Moyne
West Bank
Gaza
Rabbi Weiss
Michel Sabah
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Ramallah
Church of the Holy Family
Anti- Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
Pius XII
Poland
America
Katyn
Auschwitz
U.S
Capital Gains Debate Highlights Democratic Middle Class Dilemma
Democrats grapple with appealing to the middle class amid backlash over affirmative action and tax policy. The piece notes callers’ views on middle-class concerns, Bush capital gains cuts, and Gephardt’s past votes, urging a distinct, middle-class friendly stance without abandoning liberal roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Boston
Democratic Party
Richard Gephardt
House
Gephardt
Enpeky
Where Was Traditional Luck Of Irish?
Dublin diary from DUBLIN Ireland describes a second story restaurant scene after a Ireland versus West Germany game. The author praises Galway oysters and lobsters at The Lobster Pot while noting 55 000 in the crowd and Irish fans in green. The piece reflects on Irish temperament, British relations, and nostalgia for Ireland.
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Dublin
Galway
Ireland
West Germany
Northern Ireland
Sons of Blips
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Perestroika
Vladimir Lenin
Lenin
Communist Party
U.S.S.R
John F. Boyette III
Melanie L. Arney
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Phyllis R. Carpenter
Aiken Standard
John Paul II
Avi Weiss
Birkenau
New York Times
New Republic
Leon Wieseltier
Europe
Jozef Glemp
Yitzhak Shamir
Berlin
Moscow
John O’connor
New York
Elie Wiesel
George Bush
Michael Dukakis
Dukakis
Ashley Cooper
IRA
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