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...strike is the essential tool of labor; it is the reason that hundreds or thousands of individually powerless individuals can exact just compensation from practically omnipotent institutions. The reason that Harvard wants to prevent its workers from striking—because a walk-out would paralyze the community—is precisely why workers must retain the right to do so. Without the strike, or at least the threat of one, labor negotiations are necessarily heavily weighted on the side of the employer...
...school extracurriculars and L.L. Bean purchases. As a Girl Scout I dutifully earned my “Camping and the Outdoors” merit badge and pinned it on my sash right between the “Overthrow the Oppressive Patriarchy” badge and the “Tool of the Cookie-Selling Establishment” badge. I wear fleece. I own a Nalgene. With this background in ruggedness, 47 days in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on my back, a ration of corn mush and the mocking smirks of the cameramen would surely be no problem...
...pursuing relatively narrow causes feel isolated, while others may simply not be able to balance the schedules of the various issue groups about which they feel strongly. By coordinating event and meeting schedules, and by increasing partnerships in areas where groups overlap, the Progressive Alliance could be a valuable tool in helping liberal organizations create positive synergy...
...into the already brimming 30,000-seat stadium. Against the warlords, Karzai is similarly outmanned. Though he can count on widespread support from both the West and Afghans sick of the fighting and bullying, his rivals have weapons and the inclination to use them. Murder is a time-honored tool of Afghan politics, but this is one crime that Karzai cannot afford to let go unpunished?or he could be its next victim...
...though, the French idea is catching on worldwide, as the latest tool of those who would protect their regional agriculture and aquaculture from competition. Audacious producers are claiming virtual trademarks on everything from catfish, herring and scallops to certain varieties of rice and onions...