The Nerve of Foley

There had been rumors all winter that the engineers were going to strike. Certainly we of the operating department had warning enough. Yet in the railroad life there is always friction in some quarter; the railroad man sleeps like the soldier, with an ear alert...

Global Crisis and the Survival of Capitalism

A growing number of countries–among them, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Russia–are in a state of financial turmoil. They are all suffering from the effects of currency devaluation, widespread bankruptcies and insolvencies, actual or impending bank failures, collapsing stock markets, and mounting unemployment.

Clinton — Friend of the Working Woman?

A coalition of 15 Feminist and civil rights groups recently descended on Capitol Hill. The issue? Why, the protection of our beleaguered president, of course. Leave him alone! Stop the impeachment process! Bill Clinton’s been good for women! Patricia Ireland,...

Y2K problems will be minor

I’m not expecting a Year 2000 cataclysm. I’ve read a fair amount of literature on the subject, and it largely breaks down into two categories. In the first, you find sober discussions of the details with a conclusion that the problem is largely manageable....