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May 26, 2000

Editorials
First Amendment victory
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is unnecessary and unconstitutional to censor sexual conduct on cable television since subscribers can block channels.

Britain's anti-immigrant shame
The United Kingdom today is a vibrant multiracial society much enriched by its immigrants. Yet despite the obvious success of a multicultural Britain, the opposition Conservative Party is retreating to its old xenophobia.

Keeping politicians trustworthy
Weak state anti-corruption laws almost encourage politicians to cash in on their office. A study by the Center for Public Integrity, a non-partisan government watchdog group, found that one-fourth or more of state lawmakers across the nation stand to benefit personally from their legislative jobs.

Letters
It's no mystery why state faces a teacher shortage
Re: Teacher drain to strain system, May 22.  

Perspective
Taking jobs, alienating customers
For weeks Americans have been told that the outsourcing of high-tech jobs is good for our economy. So said Greg Mankiw, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers in a recent report signed by President Bush. So, too, writes Thomas Friedman of the New York Times in articles praising the rise of call centers in India used for everything from making airline reservations and reading medical X-ray films to providing tech support for American computer firms.

Philip Gailey: Democrats fall off campaign finance reform wagon
Well, what do you know. Soft money is back, and it's making hypocrites of all those Democrats who fervently championed the McCain-Feingold campaign reform law, not to mention those Republicans who objected to the law's restrictions on issue advocacy.

Bill Maxwell: Who is for the farm worker?
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is touting legislation to improve the lives of Florida's 300,000-plus farm workers, who endure institutional and systemic injustices each day in our fields and groves and their personal lives.

Robyn E. Blumner: For some defendants, an American gulag
In Bernard Malamud's masterpiece The Fixer, inmate Yakov Bok was subjected to psychological torture in a Soviet gulag through the humiliations of constant shackling and repeated strip searches.