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That thought comes close to the theory?less prevalent now than a few years ago???that women in positions of leadership would somehow humanize public affairs and gentle down the truculent, aggressive style practiced by men. It is a sexist notion, attributing superior virtues to women. As Smith's Jill Conway says, "There are lots of inhumane women in the world." (Two women who went far to prove that point were Lynette ["Squeaky"] Fromme and Sarah Jane Moore; both made attempts on the life of President Ford...
...years ago???at least in the U.S., Canada, Western Europe and Japan ?this modern capitalism seemed to be on the verge of producing the permanently affluent society. Keynesian policies had kept recessions brief, mild and infrequent; the end of World War II opened the longest period of sustained growth ever. American Economist George Stigler announced that "economics is finally at the threshold of its Golden Age?nay, we already have one foot through the door...
...bonanza to American corporations at the expense of American workers" and called the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s 35-man executive council into session to issue a detailed list of criticisms. Other union executives?notably Leonard Woodcock, whose 1.4 million-member United Auto Workers left the A.F.L.-C.I.O. fold three years ago???flew to Meany's headquarters in Washington to confer. Labor Secretary James Hodgson, the Administration's belated emissary, also stopped by to pay his respects. He was one of the few White House men who managed to get the last word in during a slanging match with onetime Journeyman Plumber...
...daycare, health and early learning services in which parents would play a major role; the creation of a Cabinet-level Department of Family and Children; and an in dependent Office of Child Advocacy. There was also a lavish list of demands?though more modest than the one ten years ago???covering everything from prevention of child injuries to reforming the judiciary system...
...increasing number of prosecutions troubles legal experts, many of whom believe that the flag-veneration laws?including a federal measure passed two years ago???are in violation of the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech. The Supreme Court has established that symbolic political acts ?such as displaying a red flag or wearing black armbands?come under First Amendment protection. Yet it has sidestepped the issue of whether laws specifically forbidding abuse of the American flag are valid. Says Burt Neuborne of the American Civil Liberties Union: "Our position is that any person attempting to express a political idea...