Sentences with phrase «for public critics»

(44) There is, to be sure, a need for public critics and iconoclastic individuals in both society and church.

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Critics of the proposed FCC rules, which had not been made public as of the writing of this story, fear they will still allow large companies to pay for more robust connections to consumers, as Netflix recently did in a deal with Internet Service Provider Comcast.

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.

However, critics felt the name change was a public relations move to distance the company from the hazardous product for which it became known.

While there are loud critics who wage public campaigns against companies they short, many other short - sellers had long kept positions secret for fear of losing access to corporate management or retribution from rival Wall Street investors through a so - called short squeeze.

However, critics point out that the program is very expensive (largely paid for by the public), that the technologies are risky, that the threat rationale isn't very strong and that this will affect international relations, and could lead to an arms race.

Critics of GFI might be concerned that their work does not directly help to change public attitudes towards animals, and changing those attitudes may be essential for ensuring lasting progress.

The critics and the cheerleaders will never be very far away for very long, especially if you live in the public eye.

During the great battles on the legalization of divorce and homosexual acts, the notable campaigners then were really distinguished public figures, for example: Bruce Arnold, mentioned above, Prof. Richard Humphries of the University College Dublin School of Law, historian Prof. John A. Murphy mentioned above, of University College Cork, the journalist Kevin Myers, the literary critic Prof. David Norris of Trinity College Dublin, former Reid Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, later President of the Republic, Mary Robinson.

A public radio station in Berkeley, California, was set next week to host the bestselling author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins for a discussion and book signing Dawkins, probably the most popular and angstiest critic of religion alive, won't be attending, though.

The essay will no doubt become an important guide in the public debate on Israel and its critics, for it outlines the complexity of an issue that touches upon politics, human rights and religion.

The casual reader of the introduction to The Five Gospels might suppose that no serious New Testament scholar would differ materially from the consensus represented by this book, were it not for the single telltale polemical reference to anonymous «elitist academic critics who deplored the public face of the seminar.»

, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award, is credited with helping to revive the role of poetry in American public culture.

Many critics seem frustrated by how difficult it is to categorize your works, and yet that seems to be a large part of your appeal to the general public, much as it was for Gershwin with Porgy and Bess or Bernstein with West Side Story.

As Lewis sardonically notes, «The poet did not foresee that his work would one day meet the disarming simplicity of critics who take for gospel things said by the father of falsehood in public speeches to his troops.»

But like other measures taken for public health, food labelling also has its critics.

While Chamblee's history as a Woods critic is well - known, this time his prime target was Mickelson, largely for his public criticism of 2014 Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson.

After doing so, he launched into an attack on the UK public for supporting the Nestlé boycott and critics, including Save the Children and UNICEF.

Lunch Line illustrates that, while the National School Lunch Program has become an easy target for critics, the program has a unique capacity for addressing child welfare, the public good, and the problem of hunger.

Oakbrook Terrace Mayor William Kallas issued a public apology at the City Council meeting Tuesday to residents of the nearby unincorporated Brandywine townhouse development for making what critics called disparaging comments about the community and other multifamily developments.

By the next day, Labour MPs were as unconvinced by their leader as they were before phone - hacking while a much - hyped public Q&A event provided yet more material for his critics to comment on how odd he is.

In the meantime, angry commuters continue to blast Cuomo for his non-response: the Riders» Alliance, a consistent critic of the governor, stated that, «The worst delay riders face today is the delay in Governor Cuomo taking responsibility for fixing public transit, which is falling apart on his watch.

But critics, including some environmental groups, say it's an expensive bailout for the nuclear industry that will be financed by ratepayers around the state, as well as public institutions the same ratepayers use, like the MTA and New York City's public housing authority.

I'm a Democrat and I tell my fellow Democrats it is the party that tells voters the public sector can be a force for good, we have to be the harshest critics of corruption and waste and fraud in government.»

As Michael Lesher, a prominent Orthodox critic of the shomrim puts it, «If the Nation of Islam were to set up a private force of Muslims, ostensibly to scour Harlem for «bias crimes,» would City Council members be heaping public money into its coffers?»

Critics of the idea have claimed it is a cover for the coalition's spending cuts agenda, by transferring responsibility from the state to unprepared members of the public.

Critics of Murdoch were even more irritated by his actions than supporters, with many arguing his action would increase public sympathy for the 80 - year - old and distract attention from the hearing.

Syracuse, NY - Jim Malatras investigated the abuse of the Empire Zone tax break program when he was the legislative director for former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, critic - in - chief of state public authorities.

Nixon, 51, has been a longtime advocate for more funding for public schools and a critic of what she calls unequal distribution of education funds.

For more than two hours today, New York Police Department commissioner Bill Bratton met in a small room off the City Council chambers with some of his fiercest critics to discuss a wide array of public safety issues.

Critics within the Lords say that a byelection for a hereditary position will strike some members of the public as baffling, especially at a time when the upper house is swamped with political appointments.

While members of the not - for - profit have been regular critics of Paladino and his role on the Buffalo Public School Board, Washington said this particular protest concerned Ellicott Development's role in the «gentrification» of Buffalo by building luxury apartments with public funds that could be used for affordable hoPublic School Board, Washington said this particular protest concerned Ellicott Development's role in the «gentrification» of Buffalo by building luxury apartments with public funds that could be used for affordable hopublic funds that could be used for affordable housing.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has been an outspoken critic of the the 328 - bed facility for the homeless and substance abuse patients, said in a letter to constituents that she and other City Council members were presenting a resolution to the City Council's Committee on General Welfare at a public hearing at 10:30 a.m Wednesday.

Another, and more likely investigative agency would be the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, called JCOPE, an office critics for years have said is overly close to the Cuomo administration.

The Empire State Plaza in New York's capital city may not be a museum, but critics say that it still houses one of the most significant modern art collections available for public viewing in the area.

Critics of the system are calling on Cuomo and the Legislature to impose stricter donation limits and allow for matching public funds.

Parrott said critics are making pensions and public - sector workers scapegoats for the economic collapse.

«Those of us who believe in government as a force for good must be the very harshest critics when it comes to waste, fraud, and corruption in the public sector,» Schneiderman said in a press release.

Former NYPD officer Peter Liang was sentenced to probation by a Brooklyn judge for shooting an unarmed black man in a public housing project stairwell in 2014 in a ruling expected to set off denunciations from police critics.

Nixon, an actress best known for her role in «Sex And The City» has been a persistent critic of public education policy in New York.

Smith: Reveled in public appearances at locations like county fairs, at which he could use his personal charm and wit to counter critics and, when he thought it was called for, lambaste the Legislature.

Nixon's criticism mirrored an op - ed she published last month that slammed Cuomo for his support of charter schools and for proposing to eliminate the so - called Foundation Aid formula for funding public schools, which critics argued would deprive districts of billions of dollars that they are still owed under 2006 court decision that found the state had underfunded public education.

Although most of Brown's critics chose not to go public, Barry Sheerman, Labour MP for Huddersfield, said the prime minister had to recognise that his style needed to change.

The presence of the civil rights leader who has led national marches against police brutality for decades and is seen by critics as reflexively anti-police rekindled a debate about his track record on public safety at a time when his ally, Mayor Bill de Blasio, is seeking to burnish his bonds with police officers, large numbers of whom turned their backs on him at two police funerals last December.

Critics have noted that Cuomo's public - approval ratings dipped during a «summer of hell» of subway woes in New York City and that his former closest aide is going on trial next year for allegedly rigging state contracts.

Increasingly, critics statewide point to such deals as an argument for greater public oversight of the regional councils.

Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and leading critic of the corporate education - reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of public instruction — he was recently appointed education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements for new teachers.

Critics point to links between cannabis use and psychosis, which last week led to calls for global public health campaigns from experts who said young people were particularly vulnerable.

Jeffries has taken a leading role in criticizing de Blasio over his support of the New York Police Department's broken windows policy and public safety agenda, while also faulting the freshman mayor for trying to organize a presidential forum in Iowa while critics say homelessness, inequality and quality - of - life issues in New York City have worsened.

[47] He has also expressed distaste for public service labor unions, which he has compared to pigs, [53] and is an outspoken critic of state laws such as the Wicks Law, which sets prevailing wage requirements, [49] and the Taylor Law, which gives unions significant negotiating advantages in exchange for prohibiting them from striking.