... of St Nicholas and transferred his function as present bringer to the figure of the Christ child. Catholics, on the other hand, have maintained St Nicholas's role. "The Dutch Protestant reformers stayed loyal to their St Nicholas," explains Berker-Huberti. When Dutch settlers travelled to the Americas and founded New Amsterdam (today's New York) they celebrated the figure of "Sinterklass." It is...
... Democrats * Soldier's family denied entry to the US * "I'll just add that I understand the model in which you don't agree that this bill will expand and improve as it develops its constituency over time. But I don't understand the model by which you believe this bill won't be improved over time but you simultaneously believe reformers can get something better in the foreseeable future."
... could end debate. Mr. Harkin says that he’s considering reintroducing that proposal, and he should. But if such legislation is itself blocked by a filibuster — which it almost surely would be — reformers should turn to other options. Remember, the Constitution sets up the Senate as a body with majority — not supermajority — rule. So the rule of 60 can be changed. A Congressional Research Service...
... began to show more often, much to his dismay. He found that he could no longer continue to ignore that part of himself, especially since he found himself to be one of the core reformers in the kingdom, a position he never expected to have. The most important change was his attraction to the Kingdom of Heart ’s new ruler. After returning and volunteering to help, Nine ...
... his new theology among the highest authorities in Christendom thus becomes a highly significant fact. It suggests that he shared some of the aims, if not some of the strategies, of the Protestant reformers of the next generation. It implies that the theological movement started by Ficino and Pico was not the esoteric and politically quietist movement it is sometimes represented as being, but had ...
...hard work of health-care reform -- in particular, the money for subsidies -- will finish this year. If reformers want to come back for the public option or more subsidies in a future year, they won't ... and industry and everyone else. This bill doesn't have all the good stuff it should have, but reformers can stand atop what good stuff it does have and focus their energies on what good stuff is left...
...hard work of health-care reform -- in particular, the money for subsidies -- will finish this year. If reformers want to come back for the public option or more subsidies in a future year, they won't ... and industry and everyone else. This bill doesn't have all the good stuff it should have, but reformers can stand atop what good stuff it does have and focus their energies on what good stuff is left...
... to most Americans.
Failure does not breed success. Obama’s defeat will not mean that more ambitious reforms have “a better chance of trying again.” It will mean that less ambitious reformers have a better chance of trying next time.
Conversely, success does breed success. Medicare and Medicaid began as fairly limited programs. Medicaid was pretty much limited to extremely poor children and ...
... reform and thousands of people will continue to die every single day in the country with the most advanced medical technology in the history of the world. It is clear that the system in this country is too strong. Reformers get nowhere, the poor get fucked, and I will have to move back to Canada if I ever become sick. How does one man with a personal vendetta do this to an entire country?
.... So even as we respect the unique culture and traditions of different countries, America will always be a voice for those aspirations that are universal. We will bear witness to the quiet dignity of reformers like Aung Sang Suu Kyi; to the bravery of Zimbabweans who cast their ballots in the face of beatings; to the hundreds of thousands who have marched silently through the streets of Iran. It...
