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Soon after, copies of Greenfield's and Bradlee's notes leaked to Washington p.r. agencies. Threatened with a loss of mystique and livelihood, the firms bombarded the Post with protests. Privately, some claimed that since the capital became a one-newspaper town with the death of the Washington Star last August, the Post has grown increasingly arrogant-and, in this case, impractical. One senior p.r. man pointed out that the Post, in its coverage of politicians and Government agencies, routinely deals with press officers and administrative aides. "Everyone in this business has to deal with intermediaries," he said...
Evoking the imagery of the massive Solidarity Day labor demonstration, the economist declares his hope that Americans will stand up for their right to participate in the decisions that affect their livelihood. That is the common aspiration that could yet unite the realtors--who suffer from a Reagan-induces flight at capital from savings and loans to commercial banks--and the unemployed of Calvert Country--whose jobs are being siphoned off to defense-spending-enriched boom towns in the Sun Belt. Reagan's victims are already mad: it remains to be seen if they can get together. If they...
...strength of the antinuclear sentiment is especially surprising in the South, considering the region's traditional conservatism and its dependence on the military for its livelihood. In at least six of the region's states, the largest single employer is the Department of Defense. The board of supervisors in Loudoun County, Va., adopted a nuclear-freeze resolution last week, and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young has signed his city's petition. Physicians for Social Responsibility has 16 chapters in the South; last year there were none. Says South Carolina Lieutenant Governor...
...economy to "the people". This promise has now been exposed as a populistic cover for a blatantly pro-corporate policy. If Democrats genuinely wish to do any better, their program must be more than rhetorical: it must incorporate meaningful ways for working people to participate in decision affecting their livelihood. The denial of this participation is ultimately behind the resentment transmitted at the polls during the last decade. If it is denied much beyond 1984, it may seek other, more direct forms of expression...
...Instead, the penalty should be against the abuser, they should fine him or revoke his license. When doctors know that there livelihood is going to be cut off if they abuse women, they will stop...