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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...between black power and Richard Nixon's "black capitalism." Not Farmer: "I don't favor simply black capitalism. Blacks can exploit just as badly as whites. There is, of course, some advantage to having our own people be the exploiters. But I would prefer a mixed economy with cooperative ownership to just a few entrepreneurs...

Author: By Thomas Geoghagen, | Title: James Farmer | 2/4/1969 | See Source »

There's nothing wrong with economic power, but it will be far more difficult for blacks to build their own economic institutions in 1968 than it was for the Mormons in 1848. Nor does Farmer clarify what forms the "cooperative ownership" would take in a capitalist, competitive economy. In their eagerness to "deal" with the conservatives from a position of power, Farmer and the militants may be overestimating how much economic power they can muster...

Author: By Thomas Geoghagen, | Title: James Farmer | 2/4/1969 | See Source »

Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to the full legal authorization of $300 million. Whatever President Nixon does, he will not find quick, inexpensive solutions. One exception: passage of a strong gun-control law that would not only register all guns but also curb ownership for anything but hunting. Without gun control, all other measures are half steps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: What the Government can do | 1/24/1969 | See Source »

...theater that shows old films on Thursday nights, Sundays and holidays. Still, Palomares was a singularly prosperous town. As its lead and silver mines, discovered by the Phoenicians, finally petered out over the past 30 years, the miners were given severance pay in land instead of pesetas. Pride of ownership and an abundance of sweet water from deep wells coaxed from the arid land the best tomatoes in all of Almeria province. Since the bombs fell, the tomato crops have failed six successive times. Palomarenos blame radioactivity, but the failure may well be due to other causes. Drought has turned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain: Palomares After the Fall | 1/24/1969 | See Source »

...exactly typical of Italy's industrialists, he is certainly foremost among them. Like Italian architects, film makers and sculptors, Italian industrialists have a certain flair. In the board room as on the opera stage, Italy is a nation of soloists; committee rule is rare, and stock ownership has not yet diminished the powers of owners and operators. Their accomplishments are all the more remarkable because the country is poor in resources, save for the ingenuity, inventiveness and individualism of its managers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A SOCIETY TRANSFORMED BY INDUSTRY | 1/17/1969 | See Source »

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