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WHAT REALLY CONCERNS employees and chemical companies is that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. As citizens realize the extent to which they are exposed to hazardous materials and the medical dangers of this exposure, pressure will undoubtedly mount for stricter regulation of toxic chemicals. The implicit, if not the stated, aim of the Right to Know legislation is not knowledge for knowledge's sake, but the power to mandate a safe work environment. Simply knowing that the chemicals he handles each day are carcinogens is no great boon to a worker who cannot afford to leave...
...Reagan was content to settle back and allow the vaguest possible economic declaration to emerge from the Williamsburg conference, mainly because any detailed document would probably have dwelt on the problems caused by high U.S. budget deficits and interest rates. Reagan was offered some protection from criticism by the implicit protocol of such conferences, in which members refrain from trying to dictate specific internal policies to other participants. Neither West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl nor Mitterrand pressed for any direct steps to tackle the problem of high interest rates. "I'm not here to give anyone lessons," said Mitterrand...
...Soviet Union have in common--the threat of nuclear annihilation--far outweighs all their differences. Yet progress on arms reduction talks has been minimal. The deployment by the Soviet Union of $$-20s has not helped the cause of arms control, but neither has the Reagan Administration's implicit rejection of deterrence. The Administration believes that purity, not sufficiency, must dictate our defense policy. But purity is in the eyes of the beholder and therefore constitutes a dangerous basis on which to build a strategy...
...Brantley, Solidarity's international legal counsel and currently a research fellow at the Law School, is even more dubious about the symbolism of Harvard's invitation. "I'm not sure Harvard intended to send out any implicit messages, especially in light of its own record of labor relations," she says...
...limiting himself to the questions of divesture, Bok completely sidesteps the issue of purchasing new stocks, and what ethical considerations Harvard should take into account. The new open letter does, however, give a disturbing implicit answer that morality has no place in Harvard's business dealings. The letter notes that because other countries are evil, it would be inconsistent to treat South Africa differently than perhaps Guatemala, EI Salvador, or the Soviet Union. But this is actually inconsistent with Bok's earlier statements and actions...