Seventy years ago this November, Vladimir Lenin created the modern totalitarian state, transforming simpler forms of tyranny into history's most sophisticated apparatus of rule by terror. Michael Johns agoapparatuscreate Change image and share on social
Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die. Ian McShane diegenerationhappen Change image and share on social
Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a full and free expression of the people's choice in naming the candidates to be voted on at general elections. Arthur Capper amendmentcandidatechoice share on social
Several authoritarian regimes reportedly propose to ban anonymity from the web, making it easier to find and arrest dissidents. At Google, we see and feel the dangers of the government-led net crackdown. We operate in about 150 countries around the globe. Vint Cerf anonymityarrestauthoritarian share on social
Several companies have explicit policies against cronyism, with good reason. Hiring a family member simply for a relationship can be troubling and may not necessarily serve a company's interests. But by and large, financial firms in particular commonly hire people who have certain connections, whether through family or a business relationship. Andrew Ross Sorkin businesscommonlycompany share on social
Several countries - among them Austria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, India, Israel and Sweden - ban or severely restrict the use of wild animals in circuses. In Brazil, a movement to ban wild animals from circuses started after hungry lions managed to grab and devour a small boy. Peter Singer animalaustriaban share on social
Several elementary school teachers had described me as a 'future authoress or poetess.' Mother took me to meet Chicago's leading black librarian, who published a poem of mine in the magazine she edited for Negro children. Margo Jefferson authoressblackchicago share on social
Several excuses are always less convincing than one. Aldous Huxley convinceexcuse Change image and share on social
Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized. Recep Tayyip Erdogan concurdemocratizeeast Change image and share on social
Several groups have information evaluating seafood sustainability. I wrote the first such guide, and seafood pocket-guides and detailed evaluations of different seafoods are available for download from the group I founded, Blue Ocean Institute. Carl Safina bluedetaildownload share on social