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Where the Wild Things Are: Confronting Childhood's Monsters

Sharon Mollerus — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:20:00 GMT

A children's classic by Maurice Sendak has been refashioned into a film Where the Wild Things Are and a novel by Dave Eggers, The Wild Things. The artists acknowledge the threatening world the child knows, portraying a young hero who runs away from home, confronts his monsters and returns to those who care for him.

(Pubblicato il 19/03/2010)

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The 9/11 Trial: Selling Out the Rule of Law?

Irene Senfter — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

The decision of Attorney General Eric Holder to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 2001 attacks, in a federal court has been strongly criticised by the Republicans, who argue that, as an enemy combatant, he belongs to a military tribunal. To the astonishment of his supporters, Obama is wavering in his support for Holder.

(Pubblicato il 18/03/2010)

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LAETARE MEDAL / Che Gioia: For 2010 Poetry Trumps Politics

La Redazione — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:15:00 GMT

For 2010 the Laetare Medal honoree will be Dana Gioia, an American Catholic poet and former chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts. He will be awarded the medal during Notre Dame’s 165th University Commencement Ceremony on May 16.

(Pubblicato il 17/03/2010)

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U.S. / Statement by Cardinal Francis George on Health Care Reform

La Redazione — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:35:00 GMT

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of U.S. Bishops, says cost is too high, loss is too great for Health Care Bill not to be revised.

(Pubblicato il 16/03/2010)

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500 CHRISTIANS KILLED / Gheddo: Education can save Africa from poverty and hatred

Piero Gheddo — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

Recently one more slaughter in Africa, where religious, political and tribal hatreds have bloodied Nigeria this time. According to Fr. Piero Gheddo, PIME missionary, the origin of this hatred is in politics which manipulates people, bringing religious differences to extreme consequences.

(Pubblicato il 16/03/2010)

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SHAKESPEARE / How do we learn?

Pigi Colognesi — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:10:00 GMT

How do you learn? From books, certainly, but this way we only obtain an abstract knowledge and our language remains flat, cold. Our words become illuminated by truth and beauty when they are dictated by a feeling which wholly engages them: love. This is what Shakespeare suggests in Love's Labour's Lost.

(Pubblicato il 15/03/2010)

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Greed is Good. Rethinking Wall Street's Incentive System.

Anna Alemani — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

It is possible to think about innovative ways to motivate bankers and executives and ultimately change the overall Wall Street’s incentive system. For instance, by rediscovering the value of partnership, participation and accountability, that are all direct manifestation of freedom.

(Pubblicato il 15/03/2010)

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HEALTH CARE / How did we get to this place?

La Redazione — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT

During the presidential campaigns last year, candidates for both major parties were clear and adamant about the need for health care reform. Americans knew, a year ago, that we had a serious problem with health care. And they wanted it fixed. Yet we are still playing politics.

(Pubblicato il 14/03/2010)

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EU / Pushing Greece into recession

Adrian Pabst — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

The crisis in Greece needs sound EU economic judgment and political leadership, not Germany's fiscal austerity, which risks to push Greece back into economic recession. The vicious circle of debt-deflation could engulf the other highly indebted members of euroland, and plunge the EU into an ever deeper social recession.

(Pubblicato il 11/03/2010)

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