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Unlike the artifacts of many other civilizations, many of the Native American objects belong to societies whose members live on today. No descendants of the Mayans could complain or demand restitution when explorers destroyed their temples at the beginning of this century, nor do many Babylonians boycott the Louvre. But native Americans have a legitimate right to take back burial objects and human remains stolen from their tribes, though the exact circumstances of the relics' procurement are often nebulous...
...sudden rise in bad television programs, the answer is simple: boycott the station and its advertisers. The reason the shows exist is because they know people watch, and because the advertisers believe that the time slots they have purchased will be seen by the individuals who are most likely to buy their products. If the advertisers were presented with a petition that called for a total boycott of their products if they continued to sponsor a given show, and if the petition was big enough to cause problems, the advertiser will more than likely cancel the commercials, and, consequently, should...
...sell). If the expected move by cable and telephone giants concerns him enough, he can start activist organizations to counter the problem that he believes to exist (there are already dozens of such programs fighting Wal-Mart and Microsoft). If Mr. Pasquale can motivate enough people to join and boycott offending corporations, they will have to comply with his wishes or risk closing down. He will, in effect, accomplish the preservation of his democratic ideal, whatever that is, without involving complex bureaucracies, Congress, or cumbersome regulations. True democracy in action. Isn't it grand? Joseph Anderson...
...Klein to end the campaign. Stephen Watson, chairman of Dayton Hudson's department-store division, asked that his stores' names not be associated with the ads. At least one major magazine, Seventeen, refused to carry the campaign. Donald Wildmon's American Family Association wrote to 50 retailers, threatening a boycott of their stores. Pickets were expected at the opening of Klein's flagship emporium in Manhattan on Sept. 7. That was enough for Klein to conclude that his message--"the inner worth of today's young people"--wasn't flying...
...mile exclusion zone around the city, but as of today, only about 20 weapons appeared to have been withdrawn. (The Serbs say they need more time, fearing that a complete withdrawal would leave their brethren in the suburbs of Sarajevo unprotected.) Technically, Waller says, a Bosnian Serb boycott of the talks may not matter, since Serbian President Milosevic will head the delegation. Still, it remains to be seen just how much control he has: "Milosevic says he speaks for the Bosnian Serbs, but no one knows for sure if this is true...