Symbolism and Imagery - The Handmaid's Tale utilizes specific outfits to represent different social classes within the totalitarian regime, drawing inspiration from historical and cultural symbols [1][2] - Red is used for the Handmaids, referencing Mary Magdalene and the Scarlet Letter, while blue is associated with the wives, symbolizing the Virgin Mary [2] - The author was traumatized by the old Dutch cleanser box of the 1940s as a child, which influenced the bonnet design [1] Sociopolitical Commentary - The author chose Harvard University as a central location to highlight the potential for totalitarianism to emerge even in the heart of liberal America [2][3][4] - The narrative draws inspiration from various totalitarian regimes throughout history, emphasizing that "it can happen here" [4] - The story explores the mechanisms by which totalitarian regimes establish themselves [1][4] Author's Intent - The author aimed to demonstrate that totalitarianism is not unique to specific countries or times, but can arise under certain circumstances [4] - The author was interested in totalitarianisms and how they get that way [4]

What do we know about China's capabilities. Do they have some version of the fury. >> I think this is a discussion that is not appropriate for national television, unfortunately.But I will say this, we have a pretty good idea of what they're up to and it is not going to be easy to match. We are up against a very competent, very credible adversary that in a lot of serious ways has a big ad big advantages that we do not Enough. ...

So this is your lab. >> Yes, this is where we do the organ chip cultures. >> Ingber relies largely on federal funding for his work identifying new therapies using what he calls organs on chips.This breakthrough technology, tiny tissue line devices can replace animal testing. So what does that allow you to do. We can study how the body normally works.We study response to drugs, response to toxins, drug delivery systems. >> Federal grants have made up almost half the university's research funding. Ingber and ...

Accusations of anti-semitism at Harvard stem from student protests over the Gaza war that often were hostile to Israel. Harvard tightened rules around protests and commissioned reports on anti-semitism and Islamophobia. A survey on campus found that 40% of Jewish staff, faculty, and students who responded said they felt discriminated against because of their views.71% of Muslim respondents said the same. President Trump has focused on anti-semitism at Harvard. >> I think Harvard's a disgrace. I think what t ...

If you were talking to the American public, what would your research do for them. >> My research has the potential to prevent their daughters and their wives and their cousins from developing breast cancer. And I don't think any taxpayer would want to interfere with progress on a project like that.>> Joan Buggie is director of the Lewig Cancer Center at Harvard Medical School. For 50 years, she has applied for and won competitive federal grants that helped uncover how tumors form and resist treatment and di ...

This fall, the White House promised a $40 billion bailout of Argentina and its president Javier Mille, President Trump's political ally. Argentina also grows soybeans and is considered a competitor. During the trade war, China had purchased soybeans from Argentina instead of buying them from the US. The bailout enraged many American farmers who felt betrayed. >> President Trump said Argentina has got no money. They have no anything. They're fighting so hard to survive. >> Come to the farm. Come walk in my s ...

Nearly 80% of voters in what are called farming dependent counties voted for President Trump in the last election. >> I feel like a lot of American farmers, cattle people, it's a lot a lot of people probably feel let down currently. Now, maybe there's a method to the madness.You know, that's still to be seen. >> Many are now taking their frustrations directly to Republican lawmakers at town halls across the country. I'm about ready to lose my farm. ...

You've said you have almost no equity left. >> It's getting down. It's getting down. It's getting low.>> Do you think you can make it another year. >> I don't know. I don't know.Do you just keep going rolling the dice hoping things will turn. I mean, it's not looking good. President Trump has promised a new bailout for American farmers, as much as $13 billion that he said would be paid for by the tariffs.>> We're going to take some of that tariff money that we made. We're going to give it to our farmers who ...

China primarily uses soybeans to feed its massive livestock industry, grinding the beans into powder for feed. Soybeans have long been the largest US export crop worth nearly 25 billion last year until sales ground to a halt this past May. >> This weighs around 5,000 lbs.>> Wow. >> It's not just the soybean market. Cotton farmers have struggled with dwindling prices and decreased global demand as clothing manufacturers use more synthetic fabrics.Daniels and Carmarmac have had to take on second and third job ...

Every time we go buy something now, you know, the tariffs, what I've seen, uh, the tariffs passed down to the consumer. >> So, if you have to go buy a new sprayer, like the one behind you, >> anything that comes from China that's on that sprayer, there's a tariff and they're just going to pass it directly to us. So the tariffs are hitting you more on the purchasing end than they are on the crop sales. ...