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...program I sat on the steps of the temporary building that served as the community school and eagerly awaited my pupils. They straggled in one by one, curious but shy. They reacted to my cheerful greetings by retracting their heads into their t-shirts like turtles into a shell, or by whispering to one another in Arrente, the local language. The children had no interest in reading that day; instead, they had simply heard that a bunch of "whitefellas" were going to be at the school and were curious to see them...
...write to congratulate Shai Sachs on his excellent call for divestment from Shell Oil (Opinion, Nov. 19). As Mr. Sachs pointed out, this November marks the third anniversary of the execution of nine human rights activists, including Nobel Peace Prize nominee Ken Saro-Wiwa, by the military dictatorship of Nigeria. This is only one of the dictatorship's many major human rights violations encouraged and supported by Shell, which provides more than 50 percent of the government's funding...
However, Sachs' article is not the first time Harvard students have protested Shell's involvement with human rights and environmental abuses in Nigeria. For example, in 1995 the Undergraduate Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for Harvard to fully divest from Shell...
...what are some of these "beginning" businesses? Over the past 10 years the state canceled $213 million in industrial property taxes owed by Exxon Corp., a company that traces its origins back 116 years. It eliminated $140 million in taxes owed by Shell Oil Co. affiliates, a business whose roots in the U.S. go back 86 years. It erased $103 million in taxes owed by International Paper Co., which opened its doors 100 years ago. And it voided $96 million in taxes owed by Dow Chemical Co., which was established 101 years...
...different for companies that sell tablets and foods laced with the likes of St. John's wort and ginseng. For one thing, this is health food, not antihealth food. Since 1990 sales of natural foods and beverages and dietary supplements have grown 20% a year. This year consumers will shell out more than $18 billion for the stuff. Annual growth could slow to 15% or so as big retailers like Wal-Mart introduce private-label brands and force prices down. But that's still solid growth for a consumable product. One sign of Wall Street's interest...