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Abandoning "feminism" makes it too easy to abandon what the word stands for. If we grow afraid to stand up for women's rights for fear of being branded "feminist," we endanger those rights themselves. In 1986, a referendum will be held in Massachusetts to outlaw abortions if the Roe v. Wade decision falls, and to cut government funding for abortions for poor women. The revolution is not over--if it was a revolution...
Brown's unassailable logic: if the U.S. and the Soviet Union don't stop the arms race, they will 1) blow the world up or 2) simply sink below the Rising Sun from the burden of their arsenals. And even as huge forces grow less practical, many other nations are dragged into the arms competition. In 25 years the annual global outlay for arms has gone from $400 billion to $940 billion. The cost now exceeds the entire income of the poorer half of humanity...
Coleman says the GOP should recognize that "the position Blacks have in the Democratic Party is far from ideal" and make an effort to reach out to Blacks. "We'll have to grow together," she says of the Black community and the Republican Party...
Minolta seemed unperturbed by the Nikon announcement. Said Minolta President Hideo Tashima: "Nikon's move is welcomed, although we expect the competition will intensify. The pie will grow bigger if everyone takes part." The field in fact may soon grow crowded. Canon, Japan's largest camera maker, is expected to introduce a similar 35-mm model later this year. Experts say Olympus and Ricoh are readying their own versions...
...Maxxum, introduced last summer for about $450, is popular with professional photographers. "I am 100% convinced that this will be a trendsetter," said Kishin Shinoyama, whose photos of actresses and models have appeared in leading Japanese magazines. "There will be a new generation of shutterbugs who will grow up with the idea that high-quality cameras can focus automatically." Thanks largely to the Maxxum, professionals and amateurs alike are already beginning to develop that notion...