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The military strength of both nations is proving to be their weakness, due to their misuse of it. The U.S. is overextended with questionable commitments in Panama, historical duties in Western Europe, and the burden of protecting the world's oil supply in the Middle East. As a result, defense...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Meeting of the Sapped Powers | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

Realizing the weakness of such arguments, Illinois Congresswoman Lynn Martin last week introduced legislation that would place congressional employees, as well as workers of the federal judiciary, under federal civil rights and employment laws. She says that if her proposal had been law, the Pappas tragedy "could have been avoided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Above Their Own Laws | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

Southern white leaders are already sounding alarms about any leftward tilt. Some pols running this year are maneuvering to put distance between themselves and the national ticket in order to avoid a liberal taint. Jon Mills, speaker of the Florida state assembly, warns that Dukakis "has to show us that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marathon Man | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

But Take Back the Night is more than a march by women into streets that are dangerous at night. It is also a forum where women speak to each other, defend our right to control our bodies and demand that we be heard when we say "No" to men. Actions...

Author: By Anna V.E. Forrester, | Title: Take Back the Podium | 4/27/1988 | See Source »

In the 1960s, a popular adage was "Never trust anyone over 30." Today, not only do activists trust their elders, they work along side them, as student support for the Harvard Radcliffe Alumni/ac Against Apartheid attests. Student activists working in coalition with adults is an indication of the strength of...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: The Times They Are a Changin' | 4/16/1988 | See Source »

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