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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Moore does not limit his attacks to corporate America, putting national and state governments on the spot as well for giving out "three times as much corporate welfare as social welfare." In Wisconsin, Moore brings three women who have been kicked off welfare to the offices of Tommy Thompson, the state's Republican governor. Thompson signed legislation limiting the time Wisconsin residents can stay on the dole...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: The Moviegoer | 4/17/1998 | See Source »

...happy to see students taking aim at BJ & B's factory in the Dominican Republic, this particular shop is only one of many. Men, women, and children re being beaten, harassed and essentially enslaved so that Americans can have cheap apparel; as consumers we must work to limit suffering by consuming responsibly and insisting that the institutions into which we pour our money act responsibly. Sweatshops are bad and we should do our best to punish those who strive to profit from the suffering of others. But rather than striving to stomp out each individual sweatshop, we wonder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Only a Start | 4/15/1998 | See Source »

...society, we deify self-interest, profit and efficiency and then act shocked when we hear that factories abuse their workers in the name of these pursuits. Greed, single-minded pursuit of profit and inhumanity enable our economy. We do our best to limit the havoc that the dictates of the profit margin so often wreaks on humanity and the environment, but in the flurry of reigning in the forces which drive our economy we forget to wonder if there isn't a better...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Only a Start | 4/15/1998 | See Source »

...rulings, it is easier than ever to file one. Wright's decision doesn't change that. Indeed, because most companies pay settlements to make cases disappear, it should be sobering that even Jones' weak case got as far as it did. If business groups had their way, judges would limit standing for sexual-harassment cases to ones claiming a strict quid pro quo. Wright's ruling did not do that. It merely said that Jones, who had little credible evidence of a quid pro quo or a hostile environment, could not win her lawsuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Try This At The Office | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

Traveling to Montana is a little bit like rebelling. There is no daytime speed limit. I have yet to see a traffic light. The only government agency in the county is the post office. Out here people look after themselves, mean what they say and live free...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Montana Mountain High | 4/10/1998 | See Source »

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