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...PSLM should go. The most effective aspect of their protest has been the tremendous outside support it has generated—the non-coercive and far more visible endorsements and rallies. Withdrawing from Mass. Hall while maintaining the daily pressure would deny Harvard its central argument and increase the likelihood of fruitful negotiations. We have also urged Harvard to open negotiations after the PSLM has left, and to implement a living wage in the legitimate interests of its workers. But neither outcome seems likely to happen...
...Blanco was skeptical about the likelihood that the U.S. Congress would give up such powerful weapons as its punitive anti-dumping laws and agricultural subsidies to secure a trade deal. And he was adamant that Mexico and other nations would not accept the inclusion of environmental and labor guarantees in any free-trade pact, and that they should not. These, he said, amounted to protectionism by other means, aimed at countries with lower standards of living. Even though Barshefsky believes labor and environmental agreements are politically necessary for the U.S., she agreed to the extent that these should...
...Taiwan: Win-win winners It was Taiwan's interests that the U.S. spy plane was defending on the mission that led to the Hainan standoff, and tensions between Washington and Beijing inevitably play to Taipei's advantage. While the standoff won't necessarily increase the likelihood of Taiwan's being sold the weapons it desires, it's unlikely to have decreased that likelihood. The Bush administration won't use Taiwan arms sales to punish Beijing, but it may find it difficult to soften its position on the Aegis sale in the wake of the standoff. And on Capitol Hill...
...many studies showing a clear link between repeated exposure to pornography and increased likelihood to commit rape will it take before we start to treat this brutal artistic “genre” as the hate speech it really is? Indeed, studies have found that between 75 and 90 percent of child molesters regularly use hard-core pornography...
...Washington, tilting the balance in the U.S. capital more decisively, and finally, in favor of the anti-China hawks - an eventuality that might see stepped-up aid to Taiwan, an inclination to thwart China's diplomatic efforts and the creation of a more hostile climate that would increase the likelihood that Beijing's own power struggles will be resolved in favor of the hard-liners. And that would be the worst possible outcome for Jiang. Which is why in the spy-plane standoff, as in every other aspect of his job, the Chinese president is forced to find a balance...