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...Such drastic steps are feeding a backlash against globalization that is of growing concern. "There's a win-win depiction of globalization that the world doesn't buy," Roach said. Added Tyson: "In the U.S., I can find very few groups who deeply understand the economic dependency of the U.S. and China and speak positively about it. They see China more as a power threat than as an effective economic ally, as a threat to American jobs rather than a source of jobs, and as a threat to U.S. financial markets rather than a source of funds that gives...
...other words, there’s precedent for Penn falling back down a bit closer to earth as the season wears on. And that tumble could be more drastic for a squad that after playing its last seven in the friendly confines of The Palestra now must take to the road for seven of its final 10 Ivy contests...
...Barker has moved the story out of Wilde’s Victorian drawing rooms and into 1930s Italy. Also, the two lead female roles, Lady Erlynne and Meg Windemere (Scarlett Johansson, “Lost in Translation”) have been inexplicably rewritten as Americans. Barker also took the drastic step of substituting beautiful costumes for solid acting. The cast looks wonderful, but there is little substance. Additionally, while the Italian Riviera is a wonderful setting, the film’s color scheme is so dreadfully dreary that you begin to fervently believe that there simply must be sinister doings...
...clear and drastic benefits of this new system vis-à-vis the Core make its timely implementation of the utmost importance. Both current and prospective students want to know that they are coming to Harvard to get the best education in the world. If that is to be the case, the new system should be implemented as soon as possible...
...what Americans or West Europeans earn, the downward pressure on wages and jobs worldwide is likely to continue. Just last week, Ford announced it will lay off up to 30,000 workers and close 14 plants in the U.S. in a huge restructuring to shore up its finances. Such drastic steps are feeding a backlash against globalization that's of growing concern to the panelists. "There's a win-win depiction of globalization that the world doesn't buy," Roach said. Added Tyson: "I worry that there are many, many voices who feel they are being harmed by globalization...