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There is no doubt that divestment is a powerful tool, capable of positive change when used properly. It is a moral and economic lever that can coerce people and nations to change unjust practices. But this powerful lever is also a blunt tool; divestment squeezes all the citizens of the target country, whether or not they agree with the government’s decisions. And in this age of globalization and multinational companies, divestment also affects workers in other countries. Because of its power and its bluntness, divestment should be used sparingly...
...consultant zillions of dollars to come up with those three words. They conducted who knows how many polls and focus groups with voters to test the slogan and see if voters liked it and if it would make them break down the doors to voting stations to pull the lever for Republicans. Satisfied, they plastered it everywhere: flyers, billboards, newspapers...
...long lever...
After the Umass vote, the student center rang with chants of "Union! Union!" But joy was not unanimous; neither was the vote. Of 360 students, only 138 pulled the union lever; nearly as many didn't vote. "Now we're a union. Big deal," says Stacey Kazinskas, 20, a Umass junior who opposes the union. "Collective bargaining can get us in a lot of trouble. We're taking stuff that's guaranteed and putting it on the table to bargain with...
Peavey: a heavy wooden lever with a pointed metal tip and hinged hook near the end, used by lumbermen in handling logs...