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...more than a job is at stake in this surrender to whiteness, more even than what the black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois called the "psychological wage" -- the bonus of whiteness. Racist strategies unify. Savvy politicians always include in the opening salvos of their campaigns a quick clarification of their position on race. It is a mistake to think that Bush's Willie Horton or Clinton's Sister Souljah was anything but a candidate's obligatory response to the demands of a contentious electorate unable to understand itself in any terms other than race. Warring interests, nationalities and classes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Backs of Blacks | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...Women who take estrogen to control symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of osteoporosis may be reaping an unexpected bonus: estrogen seems to lessen the risk of Alzheimer's or to decrease its severity in those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Nov. 22, 1993 | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

Spartichino added that he is also concerned about traffic, and the open space bonus, which allows a firm to "develop more density on their property or receive more floor area" if they help develop the open space...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: New Development Plan Unveiled for Alewife Area | 11/10/1993 | See Source »

...received scant attention. But it is not all that surprising. The silence may simply reflect the ironic fact that NAFTA supporters are almost as guilty as Perot of fanning xenophobic flames to make their case. This apparent compromise recognizes that the current political climate rewards xenophobic rhetoric--and grants bonus points for bashing Mexico or Japan. Events like the World Trade Center bombing, Chinese immigrant-smuggling and reports Mexican immigrant soaking up tax-funded service in California have turned public mood against one of America's most cherished traditions: its open borders. The lingering effects of the recession and resentment...

Author: By Jordan Schreiber, | Title: The NAFTA Debate's Quiet Bigotry | 11/10/1993 | See Source »

...bonus round, team members may confer before answering questions. Teams earn points for answering questions correctly and lose points when they answer incorrectly...

Author: By Manlio A. Goetzl, | Title: College Bowl Team Wins Tourney | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

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