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When a Woman Says "No," and When She Doesn't
The Contrarian
By: Joelle Cowan
3.29.2001
A recent study, Abuse of Women in Custody: Sexual Misconduct and Shackling of Pregnant Women, by Amnesty International (AI) reports that even in the United States, women prisoners cannot expect safety from abuse by agents of the state. The report packs shock value but is also sensational and manipulative.
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Think Globally, Act Locally-- Rightly Understood
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
3.23.2001
If you want to see the future of genuine environmental activism, visit the banks of the Baraboo River in central Wisconsin with Brent Haglund of the Sand County Foundation. There you can watch the results of the Sand County Foundation's latest initiative--removing 150-year-old dams from the river and restoring a free-flow to the Baraboo River for the first time since human settlement began.
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What Really Keeps Minorities Out Of U.C.
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
3.21.2001
In proposing to drop the SAT I from the University of California's admissions process, UC president Richard Atkinson implied that it is the SAT that blocks most black and Hispanic students from entering the UC system. However, the reality is that even if the SAT I were dropped tomorrow, the vast majority of black and Hispanic California high-school students would be no closer to entering the UC than before. That's because few black and Hispanic students take the college preparatory courses in high school that the UC requires for admission.
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Atkinson's Bad Idea
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
3.8.2001
University of California President Richard Atkinson’s recent proposal to eliminate the SAT I as a requirement for UC admissions is foolish and wrongheaded. Worse, his motivation for dropping the SAT seems based more on racial politics than on educational concerns.
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Tax Man Turns into Net Cop
ePolicy
By: Lizard*
3.1.2001
In early February the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began considering whether the activities of non-profits, such as linking to a political website, violate the 501 (c) (3) section of the tax code. This development threatens both free speech and development of the Net.
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The Lone Mountain Compact: Principles for Preserving Freedom and Livability in America’s Cities and Suburbs
Special Report
3.1.2001
The phenomenon of urban sprawl has become a pre-eminent controversy throughout the United States. Recently a number of scholars and writers, gathered at a conference about the issue at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, Montana by the Political Economy Research Center, decided to distill their conclusions into the following brief statement of principles. The authors have called this statement the "Lone Mountain Compact," and have invited other writers and scholars to join in endorsing its principles. A partial list of signatures appears at the end.
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