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...Americans truly believe they believe in free speech," says Paul McMasters, the forum's First Amendment ombudsman. But when it comes to "the speech of the radical, the rascal, even the revolting, we become unsure." Oh, and a full one-third believe newspapers have too much freedom, and would stop them printing important government documents such as the Pentagon Papers. Heaven only knows what they think of new-media journalists...
Sluggish sales aside, GM is recovering much of its investment by using the EV1, which alone spawned 23 patents, as a rolling research lab. The car has one-third less aerodynamic drag than any other car on the road. Features such as magnesium frame seats and highly inflated lightweight tires are being adopted in conventional GM cars. "The payback is not going to come through sales of EV1s in the short run," says marketing director Kennedy. "GM is laying the foundation for leadership on advanced-technology vehicles 10 or 20 years from now. That surprises people. They don't expect...
...mushroomed from a life-style choice to an industry. Life Zone, a health club devoted solely to putting people on Zone diets, has seen 1,500 customers in the past two years enlist in its 12-week program. At the bistro L.A. Farm, a hot spot for film moguls, one-third of lunch orders come from a Zone menu introduced last year. A five-course Zone feast goes...
...JAPANESE THREAT The world's second largest economy, in a severe slump for most of the '90s, could get pushed into depression by the financial crises in Southeast Asia, which gets nearly 40% of all Japanese exports. More alarming, roughly one-third of all loans in Southeast Asia--many now in default--came from fragile Japanese financial institutions. Says University of Chicago political economist Marvin Zonis: "To raise needed liquidity, they might sell their holdings of Treasury securities." Since Japan owns more U.S. Treasury debt than any other nation (more than $300 billion), a sell-off would cause U.S. interest...
...situation is not uncommon. While few teens view their neighborhood as dangerous, 40% of black teens reported that they knew someone their age who had been murdered, in contrast to only 15% of white teens. Black teens also feel they don't get a fair shake from the police: one-third of them feel they are at risk of being treated unfairly by cops, while only 1 out of 5 white teens shares that fear. Real improvement in communication, says historian John Hope Franklin, head of President Clinton's task force on race, won't come until "you have improvement...