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...going to say something that will shock many people living in the city of Cambridge: the United States is a capitalist country. In a capitalist system the basic questions of economics are answered, for the most part, by the market. These questions are what, how and for whom to produce goods and services. Capitalism guarantees that all stores, to earn a profit, must meet the demand of some consumers. However, each store will not necessarily sell a good or service that everyone in the community demands...
...Edward, nor later last week as Prince Edward, did the eldest son of the Royal House enter London. This idol of the British masses vanished, and after a little space other idols (for such King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and crown princess Elizabeth will soon be) were substituted. The basic English truth which emerged is that the Kingdom long ago became and is today neither a democracy nor a monarchy but an efficient oligarchy. Its symbol is the Crown, but the really effective British crowns are the top hats worn by Stanley Baldwin and a few hundred others. They rule...
...every U.S. city, including remote towns like Missoula in Montana's "big sky" country. The environment may well be the gut issue that can unify a polarized nation in the 1970s. It may also divide people who are appalled by the mess from those who have adapted to it. Basic to all solutions is the need for a new way of thinking. Americans must view the world in terms of unities rather than units. In nature, many citizens may find the model they need to cherish. The question is: How many...
...numbers alone as an indicator, the proposition has grown in importance, as the last two elections have brought 23 measures for voters to consider. In 1996 alone, proposition votes have legalized the medical use of marijuana (Prop. 215), and ended affirmative action (Prop. 209), while the 1994 end of basic education and health rights for illegal immigrants (Prop. 187), has worked it way through the courts. In the same election two different proposals for state-supported health care, Props. 214 and 216, were rejected...
Regarding "Albanians Evade Serb Authorities" (News, March 4): Many people do not know that since October ethnically Albanian students in Kosova have been organizing peacefully to protest the Serbian government's refusal of education and other basic human rights. Students at campuses across the nation are rallying in support of this non-violent protest movement in an effort to stop the violence...