It's a compilation that reminds readers of both the power of some of Obama's rhetoric and the sweep of the issues he attempted to tackle during his presidency he spoke about just war while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, racism and reform in Selma, progressive economic policy in Osawatomie, Kansas, gun control in Newtown.
Gruen's busy novel, which concerns six bonobos and the people who conduct language studies with them, addresses a vast sweep of animal-human issues.
As the flu sweeps across the country, all kinds of issues are arising as institutions serving the elderly cope with outbreaks and nurses, home health aides and family members fall ill and can't attend to the older people under their care.
But the law's broad sweep, and its impact on a range of issues like hydroelectric power and logging, has largely been supported by federal courts.
In much of the emerging world leaders would rather sweep the issue of inequality under the carpet: witness China's nervous embarrassment about the excesses of Ferrari-driving princelings, or India's refusal to tackle corruption.In this section True Progressivism A European mega-merger?
He told The Independent: "The Oxford Union can no longer sweep issues of privilege and exclusivity under the rug.
So when it comes to dealing with financial problems, many of us try to sweep our issues with money under the rug.
"I don't think there is any room in America in this day and age for people to try to sweep the issue of race under the rug," he said.
Upon its publication, the article generated worldwide attention and praise for shining a light on the way the University of Virginia and many other colleges and universities across the nation have tried to sweep the issue of sexual assault on campus under the rug.
What is striking, however, is the panoramic sweep of a play that explores big issues through character and action.
