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...think that a member of the Royal Family would be in a much stronger position to negotiate with the administration and faculty,” he explains. “It’s much easier for Harvard to blow off a group of self-important undergrads than it is the House of Hapsburg...
...high-speed Internet service. Policymakers should also take extra steps to make the importance of privacy rights clear to those who may not understand the significance of secure hyperlinks or data encryption. Doing so will not only head off the inevitable consumer-protection lawsuits, but will also make it easier for concerned parties to identify abuse of secure data and report it to the appropriate authorities. Any new regulations on this booming sector of the economy will have to be carefully crafted, but protecting the right to privacy should be a primary objective in a digital world...
...says Wilson, economic concerns are reshaping the strategic environment. "The arrival and deepening of the global economic crisis has superseded a lot of things spoken about since August, and is making compromise a lot easier all around," he says. "People realize cooperation today will largely determine who the big winners and losers are tomorrow...
...violent spectacle provided the essential format for Southern protests such as sit-ins. But Sugrue argues that the North fought just as long and hard, if not longer and harder, for full rights. After the Civil Rights movement gained some headway and anti-discrimation laws were passed, it was easier for the South to become integrated because it was actively reversing the law. Many communities in the North remained de facto segregated and many white-collar jobs continued to be all-white occupations. Northern blacks were forced to continue fighting for equal standing and reintegregation well into the 1980s. Today...
...three - Toyota, Honda and Nissan - have battled for decades to surpass once mighty GM, Ford and Chrysler. Now it would appear victory is at hand. Even if lawmakers bail out all three, the U.S. companies will require major restructuring that will leave them smaller and weaker, making it easier for their Asian rivals to gain market share both in the U.S. and globally. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...