Word: anxious
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...this have on kids? I found that with most of the kids I interviewed and surveyed, the more consumer culture they were involved in, the more they had conflicts and fights with their parents. Those kids who are heavily involved in consumer culture are depressed; they're anxious; they don't feel well...
...they anxious and depressed? They're more likely to have poor self-esteem, which is not a surprise because a lot of the messages consumer culture sends them are that you're nobody if you don't have the right tennis shoes or you're not drinking the right soft drink. Life isn't fun unless you're eating candy. Your parents are nerds. Your teachers are nerds. School is a bore...
...becoming a potent political issue. With international communications costs falling rapidly, customer-service centers are obvious candidates for a move. But more skilled jobs such as computer programming and bookkeeping are also being targeted for export. With unions fuming over the potential loss of jobs, some European governments are anxious to limit offshoring. "People are scared," Nicolas Sarkozy, the French Finance Minister, told TIME (see President in Waiting?). He wants France to take the lead in discouraging offshoring where possible. As well as the call centers decree, still under discussion, Sarkozy is using tax subsidies to encourage firms to locate...
...personal beliefs. I think America is dancing on thin ice. But I think it's bigger even than a political issue. I wonder about the evolution of the human race and spirit and what our goals and reasons for living are. I read that 75% of Americans are now anxious and depressed, and I thought, Well, I'm a little ahead of my time, aren't I? The fact is that I have been on a state of high alert since high school. I didn't need 9/11. I was uptight on 9/10...
...tribes - notably those of sitting Presidents - have been granted land. Says John Oletingoi, of the Masai advocacy group Osiligi, "Do they want to tell us, 'Wait until a Masai is President, and then you'll get the land?'" Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki of the Kikuyu tribe is unsympathetic, but anxious to contain the dispute. The government has been brokering meetings between ranchers and Masai elders. "The invasion of this land is illegal and the government is committed to protecting private properties," says Lands Minister Amos Kimunya. That position has led to several violent protests and the arrest of more than...