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Vintners blame neo-prohibitionism for federal legislation that requires them to clutter bottles with precautionary print. In 1988, for example, labels were required to note the presence of sulfites, which can cause certain allergic reactions, but for relatively few imbibers and only if consumed at levels well in excess of what is found in table wines. Last year two new warnings were mandated: one about the risk of birth defects for pregnant women who drink and another about consumption impairing the ability to drive...
Fast-buck artists take note: get yourself arrested in New York City, and you could be $150 to the good if you're kept in the slammer for a night without proper amenities. That is precisely how much U.S. District Judge Morris Lasker last week ordered the city's correction department to pay every suspect kept for more than 24 hours in a holding pen that rates below minimal standards. The unusual decision culminates more than a decade of feuding between Lasker and the city over the condition of its jail cells, many of which do not have beds...
Correction officials admit to sanitary violations but claim there is little they can do. They contend that the jail population is subject to sudden surges in arrests and note that the opening of a new 850-bed facility is running behind schedule. "Paying arrestees $150 is outrageous," said city council president Andrew Stein, "and rewards potential criminals...
Even the term "minority" now has its critics, who say that the word forces individuals to be judged by the "majority" standards. Many of them also note that the majority of the world's population is made up of so-called "minorities...
...Editor's note: This statement was a collaborative effort of the executive committee of the Harvard and Radcliffe Alumni/ae Against Apartheid, a prodivestment group which describes itself as "a movement for diversity and social responsibility." Their statement is part of a continuing series in The Crimson on the challenges facing the next president of Harvard...