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Given this, it is possible to argue that Texaco has admitted its wrongdoing and begun to repair the damage it has wrought, and that no more action is necessary. However, the nature of Texaco's crime is so heinous and destructive to our communities and race relations in America that we must make it clear that its actions are not only illegal but also completely unacceptable to society in general. Otherwise, we run the risk of painting our anti-discrimination laws as hollow lip-service to racial equality that do not reflect the opinions of our citizens...
...orangutans" by co-workers and being passed over for promotions? In short, why are so many whites ready to declare that the war against racism has been won when fresh evidence that it is alive and well pops up all the time? Even as Texaco was scrambling to repair its image last week, Avis was sued for refusing to serve blacks in North and South Carolina...
...handguns to people convicted of domestic violence; more cops on the beat. After failing to provide health insurance for all Americans, Clinton sounds intent on doing it in pieces, covering children first, then the unemployed--getting to universal coverage one patient at a time. And he has promised to repair the parts of the welfare bill he doesn't like--the exclusion of benefits for legal immigrants and the food-stamp reductions. The parties are unlikely to find a compromise on providing benefits for legal immigrants, but only a few billion dollars separate them on food stamps...
...system--the one reinforced last June by the Supreme Court that allows the "independent" allies of campaigns to spend almost without limit, on free-speech grounds. Retiring New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley argues that nothing short of a constitutional amendment capping spending as well as contributions can repair a political system nearly everyone deplores. This week even the politicians joined in the condemnation. But they have ignored voters before, without paying a price. They ignore it at their peril...
...iron-ore miner, Oberstar has an unflinching belief in the good of government. He voted against NAFTA, and as a member of the Aviation Subcommittee, he helped arrange KLM's investment in Northwest Airlines and its repair facilities in Duluth and the Iron Range. He parallels his district's conservative values, opposing both gun control and abortion...