Becks crusade shapes Bush plan on union fees and politics
The piece notes the 1988 Supreme Court ruling that unions cannot charge nonmembers beyond bargaining costs and describes President Bush's move to apply it nationwide. It credits Harry Beck, a Portland technician who sued over agency fees used for politics, and argues unions must limit to pro rata bargaining and administration costs, not political campaigns.
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Residents vent over vehicle registration fee hikes in Iowa
In Pottawattamie County owners complain as fees rise from 75 to up to 200 dollars annually. They urge action from Gov. Branstad and lawmakers, noting the increase was a joint result of executive and legislative branches and urging calls to officials.
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Progress in Europe Stirs Debate Over Culture and Power
George Will notes Euro Disneyland draws crowds despite French critics, while Europe faces a two edged shift from cultural homogenization to bureaucratic state control. He cites Britain’s Labour defeat, European nostalgia for fascist era, and Mussolini souvenirs as indicators of political and social currents.
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Greenspan policy questioned after March inflation surge
The March consumer price index rose 6.2 percent annually, the largest in a year and a half, with core inflation also up. The piece argues the rise signals no growth-driven inflation pattern and criticizes cautious policy as prolonging recession, while labeling critics and proponents as doctrinal zealots.
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Goverments we can't live without them column on anarchism history
A guest column reflects on the history of anarchism from Kropotkin through Tolstoy, noting Greek roots, mutual aid ideas, and the role of government. It contrasts violence with peaceful thought, references McKinley’s assassination and the 1917 Russian Revolution, and muses on a world without government and the theater of politics.
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