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...extraordinarily modest and simple demand for $10.25 an hour makes a world of difference. On this campus, in this country, people have long fought for the principle that people should be treated without regard to race or to gender or to sexuality. That’s because respecting the dignity of all people is the fundamental principle of any community, especially of an educational community. We think an education is valuable because we think people are valuable enough to educate. And for the past 21 days, this whole community came together to say that every one of us is valuable...
...gaudy Shenzhen mosaic. Most only see the opportunities, the money flow, the hope reflected from the city's new skyscrapers. These days, in fact, most migrants from elsewhere in China stop at Shenzhen and no longer try to sneak into Hong Kong. Proof is apparent at the modest chain- and barbed-wire fence separating the two cities in the Mai Po marshes, west of Lo Wu. This may be the most closely controlled internal border in the world. But five policemen on mountain bikes, plus three on video surveillance, are able to handle the job of patrolling...
...were beholden for their jobs to the governor. Mezhennaya says she would not have been surprised if the report had triggered a civil suit, "but criminal charges until now have been unheard of." She claims that investigators piled on the pressure, tapping her phones and impounding furniture from her modest one-bedroom apartment. While she was on vacation last autumn she popped up on a federal wanted list. Mezhennaya had to slip home furtively to avoid being picked up at the railway station. And once she reported to the investigators they obtained an order banning her from leaving the city...
Even a hint of intrigue can be dangerous. Russia's arrest, trial and pardon last year of U.S. businessman Edmund Pope--who denied charges of spying--show just how touchy a host country can be. And there are some professionals--like the clergy or journalists--for whom even modest assistance to the CIA would be considered unethical. So what should you say to the CIA? In most cases, there's little or no business benefit. It's mainly a calculation of how much risk, to yourself and your company, you're willing to take to help the agency...
...still had two concerns about the living wage figure of $10.25. I agree that Harvard should pay the living wage, but I wanted to make sure that $10.25 was, in fact, reasonable. I believe that a reasonable living wage would support a small family (maybe four people) in modest housing (i.e. not expensive Cambridge housing). For all I knew, $10.25 may take these concerns into account, but I set out on Saturday to find out for sure...