“We have not done the things that are necessary to lower emissions because those things fundamentally conflict with deregulated capitalism. ... We are stuck because the actions that would give us the best chance of averting catastrophe - and would benefit the vast majority - are extremely threatening to an elite minority that has a stranglehold over our economy, our political process, and most of our major media outlets.” GivingDoneActionPoliticalProcessChanceEconomyMediaConflictBenefitsMajorsCapitalismMajorityClimate ChangeStuckMinoritiesElitesCatastropheThreateningOutletsEmissions Author:Naomi Klein
“There's no question that there's been a breach in the trust between urban - especially urban community, African-American and minority communities and the police in major American cities.” CommunityCitiesMajorsPoliceAfrican AmericanMinoritiesUrbanBreachAmerican Cities Author:Mark Shields
“America overflows with specious "victims" demanding redress for spurious grievances. However, one genuinely oppressed minority is getting overdue relief. Beginning with spring training in Arizona and Florida, Major League Baseball, taking pity on traumatized pitchers, is directing umpires to enforce the strike zone.” AmericaMajorsSpringTrainingConceptsBaseballVictimStrikesPityDefinedLeagueReliefMinoritiesZoneFloridaOppressedPitcherUmpiresArizonaGrievanceOverflowMajor LeagueOverdueRedressMajor League BaseballSpring Training Author:George Will
“Due to the major demographic changes we have gone through in the last few years in this country, we will be a majority/minority nation and there are a large number of people who do not like that. Donald Trump has tapped into those people's fears because he comes from the extreme right wing part of the Republican Party, as does Ted Cruz. They believe that we should cut taxes to wealthy Americans and enforce anti immigrant laws. They don't believe in Education or Social Security, they would end it and change it and privatize it.” PeopleShouldYearsBelieveDoeEndsCountryLastsLawNationsSocialPartyNumbersGoneCuttingSecurityTrumpRepublicanTaxesMajorsMajorityWingsDon't BelieveExtremesDuesMinoritiesImmigrantsWealthyRepublican PartySocial SecurityRight WingLarge NumbersDemographicsCruz Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“The problem of insufficient security was, until quite recently, a matter of a minority; now it is becoming very quickly a majority matter. That is a major change.” MatterProblemSecurityBecomingMajorsMajorityMinoritiesInsufficientMajor Change Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“As long as being a stranger and surrounded by strangers was seen as a temporary irritant, a smallest departure from the binding rules of conduct by a member of a minority, was taken for a major crime justifying deportation.” LongTakenCrimeMembersMajorsStrangerMinoritiesTemporarySmallestDepartureBindingDeportationIrritants Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“Amendments occupy a great deal of most legislators' time, particularly those lawmakers in the minority. Members of Congress do author major bills, but more commonly they make minor adjustments to the bigger bill.” DealsMembersMajorsBiggerBillsCongressMinoritiesAmendmentsMinorsAdjustmentLegislatorsLawmakers Book:Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire Source: Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire