torn

1999-12-03 Thread Andrew Straw
I must admit that I am often torn between supporting those who want freer trade and those who are interested in protecting workers in core countries like the US. On the one hand, laborers in the US have fought for decades to attain fair wages and reasonable benefits for the hard work they do.

The Privatization of Knowledge Agenda

1999-01-17 Thread Andrew Straw
Hello. It's interesting that the thread is about the privatization of knowledge, while it was always my belief that knowledge is a private concept (to be distinguished from the propounding of beliefs and ideas in a public sphere). Actions based upon knowledge may be done by more or less public