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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reader to use The File's sources to develop new ways of thinking about social issues. The academic quarrels, personal affronts, progress of the Ladd-Lipset survey and illustrations of biased press coverage make The File an exciting, perhaps unique method of examining an issue. Ladd, the campaign's target, even sent along a congratulatory telegram praising the book as "a major literary achievement...

Author: By David L. Yermack, | Title: Putting the Squeeze on Bureaucrats | 3/21/1984 | See Source »

Lang says he conducts mailings and creates files in part because of the shortcomings of the press, which he characterizes as biased and sensationalist. The New York Times is a favorite target: "They pretend to be the to and set the journalistic standards," Lang says. Several years ago Lang's refusal to comply with Circular A-21's effort reporting requirements forced Yale to turn down a government grant on Lang's behalf. The Times's coverage of the incident so enraged Lang that he sent the author--and those on his cc list--a seven-page critique, labeling...

Author: By David L. Yermack, | Title: Putting the Squeeze on Bureaucrats | 3/21/1984 | See Source »

Most humor has a target, and no one (even a Martian) completely enjoys being the butt of a joke. But unless Americans come to terms with the realities of human nature and of life within a chromatic culture, they will simply stifle a rich source of national humor without promoting a genuine and good natured appreciation of human differences...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: Loaded Terms | 3/15/1984 | See Source »

Together, the Jeep, the Alliance and a new sister car, the Encore, are finally giving AMC a broader appeal. Previous offerings, like the gremlin-plagued Gremlin and the Pacer, consistently missed that target. The well-built Alliance is also countering the legacy of another AMC albatross: poor quality. Indeed, the company's total sales could rise from last year's $3.3 billion to $4 billion in 1984, a lofty height never attained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Comeback Trail | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

...backer of Kennedy School lecturer Robert B. Reich's "industrial policy" to rejuvenate ailing industries using the government to negotiate compacts between management, labor, and the financial markets. Hart has also proposed a reform in entitlement programs to cut costs, and has advocated an active Federal Reserve Board to target interest rates to promote economic growth...

Author: By Amy E. Pressman, | Title: Gary Hart | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

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