Strike's decline reshapes labor relations over decades
The piece argues strikes are down from 285 yearly in the 1960s and 70s to 62 last year, with 376000 workers involved. It cites factors such as arbitration, Reagan era actions, and waning union solidarity, noting cooperation grows as productivity ties to rewards. It warns the trend could reverse if economic recovery stalls.
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High court tie leaves Oklahoma gay speech ruling intact
The 4 4 Supreme Court tie preserves an appeals court ruling that Oklahoma’s law restricting teachers’ speech was too broad. It blocks public school personnel from being fired for openly supporting homosexuality outside school when students or staff might hear of it, reinforcing free expression rights for all.
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The New Reagan Realism at Gridiron Dinner
A veteran reporter argues Reagan is speaking freely now, free of speechwriters, presenting a living image of the real Reagan. The piece critiques jokes about farmers and Geneva arms talks, and notes his South Africa remark amid apartheid controversy.
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Reagan and the Deficit Debate and World War II Memory
Tom Braden argues the secretary of state speaks for Americans while Reagan channels racist rhetoric, questions the deficit approach with MX spending, and addresses Holocaust memory. He criticizes the president’s memory of World War II and asserts allies aimed to remind Germans of their deeds. The piece ends doubting Reagan’s alignment with Republican concerns and attributes lines to his speechwriters.
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Envy and ambition in a dawn jogger's tale
A New York Times essayist chronicles envy from Cary Grant's 80th birthday to dawn treadmill quests. He copies Grant's elegance, then adopts high end time use and Wall Street ambitions, imagining vast riches from Phillips Petroleum raids and a tailor for Cary Grant's look.
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Georgetown President warns cuts would hollow out middle class
Georgetown University President Reverend Timothy Healy warns Reagan administration student aid cuts would widen the gap between poor and rich students. Healy cites potential losses totaling 14.2 million in aid, notes rising tuition, and warns that many black and low income students could abandon college, risking an Orwellian drift toward an educated underclass.
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