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...designers are turning it, ever more conscious of their increasing influence. "We're not here just to shape a car--we're cultural architects," says Freeman Thomas, who collaborated with Mays on the Beetle and designed the revolutionary Audi TT Coupe before being hired away by DaimlerChrysler this summer. The language of design is all about connecting with people. Or, as Mays says, "it's the battle for their heartstrings...
...surprisingly, the study found that low-educated workers, both black and white, were employed in more precision-craft and skilled jobs than before--results Freeman called inspiring...
...work indicates, Freeman is concerned about the implications of the widening discrepancy between the rich and poor in the U.S.--"a disaster...
...economic work has inspired somewhat liberal political views. Freeman is a believer in the earned income tax credit, a negative income tax for working parents and "shared capitalism," which he says gives workers shared decision-making stakes in the companies that employ them...
...Freeman, who specializes in labor, employment and unions, has taught at Harvard since 1973. Previously, he worked at Yale--he calls the city and university "awful"--and the University of Chicago--"a great place...