erested in:
The Sunday (3/3/96) New York Times has an article beginning on the front page
titled, "On the Battlefield of Business: Millions of Casualties." On pages
26-28, it is matched up with solid statistics on how layoffs have changed in
nature, now affecting the educated middle classes as severely as they have
always affected the poor. In addition, the layoff statistics are broken up
by blue/white collar and by GENDER. (amazing)
Finally, the Times will be publishing articles about the economy and
'downsizing' every day this week:
Mon. The Company: one happy family, no longer.
Tues. The community: pulled apart, scrambing to regroup.
Weds. The family: holes where the dignity used to be.
Thurs. The college class: 25 years later, success and anxiety.
Fri. Politics: a struggle to find the right sell.
Sat: Is there a better way? The search for answers.
p. 28 "These articles with related Times coverage and forums for
discussion, are available on The Time's two computer services: The New York
Times on the Web, at http://www.nytimes.com/downsize; and on America
Online,@times. READERS MAY OFFER THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS OF THE IMPACT OF
DOWNSIZING BY E-MAIL TO [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (I added the emphasis -- how
often does the times invite commentary from the community at large?)
One point the article makes is that Buchanan has touched a raw
nerve basically ignored by all other political candidates; that the 'American
dream' is now a myth for most people.
maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
