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KUWAIT. Last week's election was called to select a 50-seat National Council that is supposed to develop guidelines for the future of Kuwaiti democracy. Kuwait has been without a parliament since 1986, when the ruling family suspended it. Nonetheless, ex-parliamentarians called for a boycott of the election because they believed the council would be powerless; although government candidates took all 50 seats, only 65% of the electorate voted...
Many adults like McDonald's for its convenience, but children have a special devotion. The sight of the Golden Arches seems to send kids' blood racing. Lately, though, some disillusioned youngsters have been insisting on eating elsewhere. A few have even been picketing McDonald's stores. To urge a boycott of the company's outlets, Kurtiz Schneid, a New Jersey high school student, demonstrated in front of the United Nations dressed as "Ronald McToxic." His message: "The planet deserves a break today...
...school. Since their victory, 800 chapters of the student group have sprung up in the U.S. and Europe. One of KAP's primary goals is to reform the biggest polystyrene user of all. In West Milford, N.J., Jennifer Brailey, 12, has persuaded her family and friends to boycott McDonald's stores, or at least refuse any food that is enclosed in polystyrene containers. She has helped organize letter-writing campaigns to urge McDonald's to stop using the material. In some states, students have mounted a Send-It-Back campaign, in which they pack up greasy packaging and mail...
...impressive gains made by U.S. exporters have begun to inspire some resistance overseas. In South Korea, which is suffering from a flagging economy, the government has staged what amounts to an official boycott of many imports. Japan in recent years has substantially increased its imports of American goods, ranging from Timberland shoes to Harry Winston jewelry, but trade tension resurfaced last week. The Bush Administration voiced fears that Tokyo, after making promises this spring to help reduce the U.S. trade deficit with Japan, is dragging its feet again. Said Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher: "I hope they are just testing...
STUDENT pressure on the administration, such as the April class boycott, has often proven effective at other universities. But Harvard has shown in the last five years precious little response to undergraduate complaints of lack of faculty diversity. It is no secret that student voices within these ivied walls frequently echo unheard. As a member of the faculty, Bell's refusal to teach validates student claims of unfair hiring practices...