Sentences with phrase «for powerful interests»

We're lucky that we don't live in the days when coming up with a scientific theory that was inconvenient for powerful interests could get one burned at the stake.

It's standing up for the wrong people — for powerful interests and not hardworking musicians, giving in to lobbying and not giving support to our music industry.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

The Italian crisis — the country's powerful political leader, the comedian Beppe Grillo, would probably call it «commedia dell «arte» — offers plenty of interesting trading opportunities as long as you don't fall for the incongruous idea that this is the end of the euro area.

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In the face of rising nationalism and authoritarianism worldwide, it is in America's best interest to maintain the rules - based free trade system that creates a powerful incentive for peace.

«And with interest rates so low, these equities are a very powerful alternative for income, long - term inflation protection and price appreciation.»

In particular, a White House official told Axios that Trump would call to end «the special - interest loopholes that have only benefited the wealthy and powerful few» so the president could pay for tax cuts.

«I'm not that interested in just being around powerful people for the sake of it,» said Mr. Gorman, who lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with his wife of more than 20 years, Penny, and their two college - age children.

Historically, negative real interest rates (the inflationary rate is greater than the current interest rate) combined with global stimulative money supply efforts has been an especially powerful combination for gold prices.

Compound interest is a powerful force, and if you get it to work for you, it can be your secret weapon to financial independence.

Nothing is more important to advancing freedom in the global economy and the liberties of the world's peoples than is breaking up the powerful cartel of businesses and governments in the U.S. and E.U. which have created and administer those rules for the world they have established to serve their own interests.

The uptrend in US interest rates, wide swings in global currency markets and greater price dispersion across individual securities and asset classes could serve as powerful tailwinds for hedge - fund strategy managers looking to capture alpha.

«The president has moved to expose hardworking Americans to unfair, deceptive and predatory practices, perpetuating a massive con on those who thought he would stand up for them against the powerful interests,» Pelosi told reporters.

President Obama called it «a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans.»

Waning investor interest and the weeding out of underperforming managers is reducing competition and setting the stage for a powerful rebound in venture returns over the next decade, particularly at the smaller end of the market.

President Donald Trump had been elected on a promise to stick up for average citizens, not special interests like the powerful U.S. lumber lobby.

These are historically low interest rates by any measure, and they offer a powerful enticement for home buyers and refinancing homeowners alike.

Workers with flexible schedules often can find more time for caregiving, hobbies, and other personal interests — a powerful combination of factors that, taken together, can lead to a whole lot less stress.

In sum, what started last April with a call to action to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to prevent a mega fossil energy project from threatening a primary source of fresh water has grown into a public interest campaign with powerful implications for energy development, the environment, and the rule of law.

We are in a time of utter reverence for great and powerful Oz - like people doing not so great things to the rates of interest that would be paid to savers and prudent people (Zero Interest Rate Policy or ZIRP), and doing wonderful things for leverage (substance) users, speculators and asset owners (MBS and long - term T bond interest that would be paid to savers and prudent people (Zero Interest Rate Policy or ZIRP), and doing wonderful things for leverage (substance) users, speculators and asset owners (MBS and long - term T bond Interest Rate Policy or ZIRP), and doing wonderful things for leverage (substance) users, speculators and asset owners (MBS and long - term T bond buying).

One problem is that lobbyists for the vested interests are so powerful that they probably can get Congress to water down any real so much that the economic situation will to keep on getting worse and worse before the needed reforms can be enacted.

So why is Google interested in a speedier web, and what does it mean for webmasters who can't afford a more powerful hosting solution?

The obvious answer is that votes on controverted issues serve to advance the interests of parties powerful enough to push for them.

The poor have reappeared in most countries, and governments have become instruments of the rich and powerful working to advance their interests, rather than seeking justice for the poor and weak.

There was a time when the West took great efforts to protect the poor and weak, but today the rich and powerful work to advance their interests, rather then seeking justice for the poor and week.

The point is that ideas have powerful consequences for action when there is a direct relationship between their content and the crucial interests of those who hold them already or hear them for the first time.

We are in for a longer and more arduous struggle than we have yet recognized, for our vision is tarnished and the message of the ecumenical church unsure without whose mainstays people make decisions according to their own interests — and the interests of the powerful generally prevail.

The stress on virtue that we have already noticed — Jefferson's «love of others,» Franklin's «zeal for the public good» — is very close to the biblical archetype, while the stress on self - interest that is also common among the founding fathers suggests the powerful influence of the utilitarian archetype.

The building up of clauses, as in the powerful II Corinthians text, is an effective device for building up the interest and the emotions of an audience.

An interesting perspective... because we can still wonder whether the entire universe is controlled by an alien being who might at any moment do something for which there has been no precedent in all of human memory... we could still see beyond that practically all - powerful being a being that we could rightfully know to be God even to that other being to whom we are at their mercy.

This is a powerful, so interesting to me i'm a preacher this one is a message.their is hope for future their is always light at the end of the tunnel.faith heal's all kinds of sickness.

The opportunities for religious reform movements to achieve their goals were largely determined, therefore, by the relations present among the state, state church, and other powerful interest groups.

Isn't it interesting that, after all the time (20 years for me) that we spent in Churchianity, listening to its teachings and absorbing its «wisdom,» we DO N'T KNOW HOW to use divinely powerful weapons to deal with purveyors of poison?

Not only is Monville's story powerful and largely untold, it also hits a burgeoning market for book publishers, Kraybill said: the cross-section of evangelical spirituality and interest in all things Amish.

Narrow self - interest, though a powerful incentive for the production of material wealth, does not cement communities.

The atrocities we can critique from afar frequently fail to illumine our minds sufficiently to steer us away from those closer at hand, for self «interest, ideology, and pride are far more powerful blinders than we realize.

(For an interesting global perspective on contraception, be sure to check out Rachel Marie Stone's post on the topic, where she cites this powerful statistic from USAID: «Family planning could prevent up to 30 percent of the more than 287,000 maternal deaths that occur every year, by enabling women to delay their first pregnancy and space later pregnancies at the safest intervals.

In other words, an ethics of obligation is possible because, among other things, moral alternatives can appear as more powerful «lures for feeling» — that is, more promising of stability — that those of mere self - interest.

Halting the expansion of the dangerous pilot program and bringing it to an immediate end is the only conscientious and compassionate choice for the USDA, a federal agency that has the opportunity, and the responsibility, to put animals, consumers, and workers above powerful pork industry interests.

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Liverpool are said to be interested in making a move for powerful Fiorentina forward Khouma Babacar during the January transfer window, according to the Metro.

«Clearly Chelsea's mooted interest in Andy Carroll and people like that has convinced everyone they are looking for a tall, powerful striker to be backup to Alvaro Morata.

Chelsea are now hoping to step up their interest in the immensely gifted 21 - year - old, with Jose Mourinho keen to build a side for the future and sign a powerful player to complement the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic in the middle of the park.

Jordan Lukaku is now a target for Wenger according to the Express, a young and powerful left back who likes to get forward and has a few tricks in his bag, this does sound like a player that would grab Wengers interest.

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These campaign ‐ style battles are being waged through an increasing number of «veiled actors» third ‐ party coalitions with misleading names that ask voters to «Save New York» or fight for «Fiscal Fairness» without revealing the powerful interest groups behind these messages.

I agree with your premise that the internet is a powerful forum for uniting people with the same interest.

I think Keynes was over-egging the pudding when he wrote, in the famous peroration to his General Theory, that the world is ruled by «little else» other than ideas, but I fervently agree with him that ideas «are more powerful than is commonly understood»; and that «soon or late, it is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or ill».

The ethic encapsulated in Christ's immortal warning that «ye can not serve God and Mammon»; in the Book of Deuteronomy's complex provisions for redistributing resources from the rich and powerful to the marginal and dispossessed; and in the Islamic tradition's prohibition of riba — lending money at interest and acquiring it in unjust ways — is the strongest barrier we have to the indefinite expansion of the empire of money.