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...president of a University cannot ruffle feathers needlessly. In exercising a strong hand in the governance of the University, he must avoid the appearance of micromanaging any professor’s research or outside activities. From his former life in politics, Summers knows that while pursuing his priorities, he must walk a fine line between being firm and being abrasive...
...wash its hands of its workers (except when it used them as a bargaining chip to reduce the wages of its in-house employees). As Harvard economist Richard Freeman wrote recently in The New York Times, “Many employers use contractors for low-wage work to avoid being responsible for what they know are abysmal wages, benefits and working conditions. One could accurately replace many employers with Harvard...
...pervasive climate of mistrust. If Harvard’s workers are not aware of their rights or are afraid to exercise them for fear of retaliation by management, something is terribly wrong. As the committee noted, Harvard should not reduce workers’ hours in order to avoid paying them appropriate benefits; it also should not act in ways that frustrate the attempts of workers to join unions, nor should it hire contractors...
...terrorism changed that. "It's a different world now," Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes told Time. "Sept. 11 made the U.S. realize the damage that a couple of terrorists can cause." While fearful that New Delhi's military maneuvers would set off a new war, Washington-to avoid hypocrisy-had to mute its protest. Though feeling protective toward its new pal Musharraf, Washington pressed him to rein in the militants...
...states' respective budget deficits continued to worsen with the bad economy, many states decided to use their tobacco payments as short-term financial fixes. Anything to avoid facing more painful budget cuts or, even worse, tax increases. By delving into the tobacco funds, they're breaking a promise to voters and guaranteeing they'll pay higher medical bills down the road...