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First they suffered a decade of relentless layoffs and wage cuts. Then they watched hopefully as corporate profits and stock prices bounced back from the recession. But now many American workers are impatient and fed up. Their common plea: When do we get our share of the comeback? Their discontent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Growing Itch to Fight | 12/6/1993 | See Source »

To an astonishing degree, people have separated their discontent with the way things are from the man in charge. Fidel can continue to count on a deep reserve of support from a populace proud that he freed the island from the foreigners who once owned the casinos and the sugar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba Alone | 12/6/1993 | See Source »

The present popular discontent may produce some needed changes in immigration laws and practices. But there is no turning back: diversity breeds diversity. It is the fuel that runs today's America and, in a world being transformed daily by technologies that render distances meaningless, it puts America in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Immigrant Challenge | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

In recent months, officers have said the Harvard police unit is racked by internal dissension and inconsistent management. Much of the discontent seems to have been fueled by bitter negotiations between the University and members of the police officers' union, who have been working without a contract for nearly 18...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Police Department Undergoing Changes | 11/29/1993 | See Source »

But when students consider joining an outside health club, the message is caveat emptor: ready to prey on the discontent of Harvard students, the health club industry casts its lures and students are sometimes blinded to the fine print by the glare of bright machinery.

Author: By Amanda C. Pustilnik, | Title: Cambridge Boasts Luxurious Well-Equipped Health Clubs, But Buyers Should Beware: The MAC is Cheap and Near | 11/10/1993 | See Source »

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