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...live in an age that's gushing with information and dizzying possibilities. You can almost feel your brain cells crackling to keep up with the choices?trivial and profound?that confront us at every turn: picking a cell-phone plan or an on-demand movie, selecting the best mix of investments in a 401(k) or the right health plan or just knowing which eggs to buy at the supermarket. (Cage free? Organic? Omega-3 enriched?) Surely there has never been a greater need to stay alert and informed, to act shrewdly and remain focused...
...employer who wants you to do your work by quitting time or one who wishes you had finished it yesterday? Being able to do what must be done is liberating, but being able to do whatever might be done (or whatever your driven ego or pushy boss might conceivably demand) can be enslaving...
...class of fellows reflected student demand for more discussion of international politics at the IOP, according to incoming Fellows Committee Chair Alexander I. Burns...
According to Bates, the unions demand restitution from Coca-Cola for the families of union leaders allegedly murdered as a result of engaging in labor activism. They have also called for a public commitment from Coca-Cola not to work with paramilitary forces in Colombia, while the Indian farmers want the company’s plant closed down and restitution for any long-term health effects...
...watch list.” Zuieback said that there is no “watch list,” and added that the department is not interested in what people read. Under the Patriot Act, currently up for renewal in Congress, the Federal Bureau of Investigation can demand that a library release the record of books that an individual has borrowed. But that record must be relevant to an ongoing terrorism or intelligence investigation, and the investigation cannot be conducted solely on the basis of an activity protected by the First Amendment, such as requesting a controversial book from...