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Nelson D. Schwartz, “Job Losses Pose a Threat to Stability Worldwide,” The New York Times, February 15:
High unemployment rates, especially among young workers, have led to protests in countries as varied as Latvia, Chile, Greece, Bulgaria and Iceland and contributed to strikes in Britain and France.
Ian Traynor, “Governments Across Europe Tremble As Angry People Take to the Streets,” The Guardian, January 31:
Europe’s time of troubles is gathering depth and scale. Governments are trembling. Revolt is in the air.
Hugo Rifkin, “Student Activism Is Back,” The Times of London, February 16:
For decades, student activism has been in the doldrums in this country. It is hard to think of any large-scale student protests since busloads descended on the capital in the late 1980s in a wave of anti-apartheid rage. But that may be about to change.
I don’t mean to mock — really! — but I can’t not share this…
Reborn Students for a Democratic Society looks back on its first three years.
Lawsuit claims PA University turned blind eye to vice president who preyed on students.
Stanford students rally against sweatshops.
North Carolina student body president offers tips on dressing for success.
Florida dean suspended for stealing grad student’s bike.
Management students at Northwestern do student government consulting for course credit.
Venezuelans are voting on term-limits today, in a referendum that president Hugo Chavez hopes will clear the way for him to remain in office indefinitely.
Students handed Chavez a defeat on this issue in December 2007, but he’s cracked down on their organizing efforts in recent months, and polls show the Chavez forces leading by a slim margin this time around.
Update: No. No, they won’t thwart him again.
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