U.S. military aid debated amid Rwanda crisis
The piece argues for increased U.S. food aid and logistics support in Rwanda while questioning the long term role of American forces. It suggests separating military and humanitarian functions, considers a dedicated humanitarian corps, and highlights the need to bolster private organizations aiding refugees.
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United States
U.S
Europe
Somalia
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Public backs away from metric road sign plan
The Clinton administration faced political pushback over a proposed Sept 30 1996 deadline to convert highway signs to metric units. Under federal guidance states would have faced enforcement if unable to convert. Public resistance and economic concerns prompted the plan's withdrawal as officials urged bottom up change rather than a federal mandate.
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Clinton
Debating the Modern Family’s Value Across Parties
Liberal and conservative voices clash over the family as a social bedrock. Critics question the idealization of marriage while defending its role in child rearing, citing scholars like Judith Stacey and Barbara Ehrenreich. Proponents warn of societal decline without a stable nuclear family, noting failures of past experiments.
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Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Murphy Brown
Judith Stacey
The
Nation Magazine
American Prospect
Toni Morrison
Andrea Dworkin
School of Values
Barbara Ehrenreich
Seeing Shades of Prejudice in Everyday Judgments
A meditation on how prejudice colors daily actions from a woman fearing a black passerby to a mother recoiling from an AIDS patient and a Christian questioning a Jew about price. Stereotypes arise from common sense yet fuel fear and discrimination, urging open scorn of prejudice as a harmful stereotype.
Christian bashing debate in American politics
Suzanne Fields argues that the campaign against Christian candidates by some prominent Democrats echoes ancient fears. She notes Jews and Christians share inalienable rights and criticizes both religious right and left for overstating their case. Fields, a Washington Times syndicated columnist, defends religious freedom in America.
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Solith
America
Bill Kristol
Suzanne Fields
The
Washington Ee Times
Haiti Invasion Debate Hits White House Overpolicies
Dallas Morning News columnist Jim Wright argues against a U S Marines Haiti invasion, cautions it could repeat past missteps like U S occupation in Haiti 1915 to 1934, warns of domestic political motives and potential prolonged instability, and calls for restraint in deploying troops.
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Dallas
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