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...back down on this crisis, it will send the wrong signal to many ambitious Third World leaders who may be lead to believe that they can take over their weak neighbors and get away with it. If we send the signal that no one will stand up against aggression in the future, then it is possible that a lot more people in other nations will die in regional conflicts...
...stuffed on shelves and in wire bins in their cozy offices in a bohemian corner of downtown Minneapolis. They peruse the conservative American Spectator and the Match!, a magazine for anarchists; Processed World, a journal for dissident office workers; and such mainstream periodicals as Esquire in an effort to splice together chronicles of new trends and ideas. Samples of recent reprintings include an article calling for a third political party from the Progressive and a piece from the New Republic on why the rich get richer. "We want to challenge people's shibboleths," says Utne...
Peace plans in Cold War-infused Third World conflicts were unheard of. Cloud's larger point remains valid. Before we get nostalgic about Cold War stability, we should remember the millions of lives that were lost in Third World proxy battle. Now that the Cold War is over, the U.S. should put its priorities back in order. David L. Weller...
...some of their assets on the block. Unocal, the Los Angeles-based oil company, has been able to slash one-third of its $6 billion debt by selling coal mines, refineries and even its headquarters. But these sell-offs become less attractive as too many companies rush to unload assets. With so much merchandise on the block, prices have been depressed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, which incurred heavy debts fighting off a takeover bid, sold its Sea World theme parks last year for $1.1 billion, about $400 million less than many analysts expected. The market is expected to deteriorate further, which...
...work on northern San Diego County farms, which last year yielded $770 million in strawberries, tomatoes, avocados and other produce. Many of the workers live in appalling squalor. As expensive housing developments continue to go up near the farms, residents often discover that they live next door to Third World-style worker encampments. "The Americans don't want us here, and so they are always reporting us to the authorities," says Longilo Miranda, 18, a worker from southern Mexico. He lives with his father in a scrap-wood lean-to. Marjorie Gaines, a city-council member in Encinitas, an upscale...