Word: good
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clintonites have always been open about doing what business wants," says Branegan. "The President genuinely believes that growth is good and capitalism is good, and that business and government can work together to find win-win solutions to problems such as the environment...
...free trade policies, which have left him vulnerable to populist attack. "Pat Buchanan complains that both parties are now too pro-business, and that resonates with some people," says Branegan. Because as Seattle showed, there are many thousands of Americans who are far from convinced that what's good for business is good for them...
...course, none of these issues are simple. Labor standards, for example, may appear to be an obviously good idea, but Third World countries are in rebellion against any attempt to enforce them - for the simple reason that cheap labor is all many of them have to offer in the world economy, and enforcing minimum standards may actually destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs in the developing world. Why would a U.S. apparel manufacturer have its wares manufactured in China if it had to pay American-level wages? So just as what's good for business isn't always good...
...industrial sound tries to sound like Satan because it believes the machine is evil. Skinny Puppy were romantics finding refuge in the grotesque; grinding on about God and man so earnestly that one fears people might take them seriously. All this in mind, The Singles Collect offers a few good dance tunes, and both albums are good for a deadly serious power-walking session, full of strong beats and an overweening sense of destiny. Singles: C+ B-Sides...
...though the producers, probably under the urging of the current band members, were stretching to select tracks to fill a pre-determined quota. It might have been better to cut the number of later tracks, and include founding member Peter Gabriel on more than one track. The collection is good, but not great, and when it comes to choosing songs, Genesis might have benefited from a more critical, more dispassionate...