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âTo hell with the Constitution!â: How Theodore Roosevelt Acting Abroad Undermined Progressive Reforms at Home
Partial Trajectory: The Story of the Altered Nuclear Transfer-Oocyte Assisted Reprogramming (ANT-OAR) Proposal
This essay aims to tell the story of the âaltered nuclear transfer-oocyte assisted reprogramming,â or ANT-OAR, proposalâfrom its conception by Professor William Hurlbut of the Presidentâs Council on Bioethicsâto its adoption and promotion by a group of conservative, mostly Catholic philosophers, theologians and scientistsâto its eventual demise in Congress. It also will give some reflections on how ANT-OAR promotes a genetically deterministic view of the human organism and can lead down a slippery slope into a future in which human cloning and human genetic engineering are more acceptable. For these reasons, it will be argued, ANT-OAR should be opposed by all who are against human genetic modification regardless of their political orientation
Climate Justice, Hurricane Katrina, and African American Environmentalism
The images of human suffering from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina remain seared in our nation's collective memory. More than 8 years on, the city and its African-American population still have not recovered fully. This reality highlights an important truth: the disturbances that accompany climate change will first and foremost affect minority communities, many of whom are economically disadvantaged. This paper: (1) describes how Hurricane Katrina, an example of the type of natural disaster that will become more prevalent with intensifying climate change, has impacted the black community of New Orleans; (2) explores the notion that African Americans, in the midst of racial oppression, have developed a unique and powerful brand of environmental thought that has much to contribute to mainstream environmentalism; and (3) argues that the voice of the black community, which has a vested interest in climate outcomes, is critically needed in today's climate debate
Editorial Introduction: The utility and futility of 'the nation' in histories of Aotearoa New Zealand.
An introduction is presented which discusses articles in the issue on New Zealand history, including one on interracial rape and sexual violence in the 1860s, one on postcolonial methodology and the historical concept of the British World, and one on Whanganui MÄori claims to the Whanganui River
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