Word: expansionism
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A committee of professors from throughout the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) will examine current uses and possible expansion of computers and related technology.
Not according to Juliet Schor's impressive new book, The Overworked American (Basic Books; $21). A Harvard economist, Schor charts the relentless expansion of American work and the steady erosion of leisure time over the past 20 years. It turns out that the average U.S. employee puts in 163 more...
The First Expansion
Before the recent expansion in membership, the Bee consisted entirely of the original members who founded the club last spring.
The formal result of the meeting was a bland resolution urging expansion of United Nations peacekeeping efforts. But the mere fact that the first ever summit meeting of the Security Council convened testified to the U.N.'s growing clout. Of the 15 members, 13 sent heads of government; two grabbed...