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...colleague’s politically charged proposal to reaffirm their commitment to free speech at yesterday’s meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The motion, by anthropology professor J. Lorand Matory ’82, was a one-sentence affirmation of “civil dialogue” that did not mention Israel, but Matory said it was a direct response to debates at Harvard over Israeli policy toward Palestinians. He has claimed that critics of Israel, like himself, “tremble in fear” of repercussions for their views. Many Faculty members questioned...
...exit strategy suggested by New York Times opinion writer Thomas Friedman—that is, a set withdrawal date accompanied by a last-ditch, United Nations-led effort to get the Iraqi political parties to reconcile. As Friedman argues, fear of U.S. withdrawal and of an all-out Iraqi civil war may be the only thing that will actually motivate Iraqi factions to resolve their differences. When M-11 took place, the War in Iraq was only in its second year. Now it’s been twice as long—but there’s still...
Under the most extreme anti-PDA policies, however, even a student who hugs a friend whose parent has just died could potentially face suspension. The lack of nuance in such policies bothers critics like Lisa Graybill, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union's Texas Chapter. "Preventing harassment and teaching kids to respect each other is important, but having yet another reason for kids' behavior to be criminalized is unnecessary," she says. "It's draconian to ban all forms of touch...
...probably won't stop there either. Unions at state rail company SNCF expect a probable extension of Wednesday's stoppages to seriously disrupt transportation through the weekend - and perhaps beyond: Labor leaders may seek to bridge their movement to link up with next week's demonstrations by civil service employees protesting nearly 23,000 job cuts in the public sector planned for 2008. The logic behind such a move would be to attain and increase critical mass opposing Sarkozy's policies. French college students are already staging protests over approved university reform they want rescinded, while thousands of members...
...civil servants, justice employees and students are equally up in arms over government policy, why is Wednesday's transport strike and its probable sequels seen as the decisive struggle in France's wider reform drive? Firstly, because successive governments have previously proposed and failed to modify the "special regimes" in the face of union resistance. And that is the second reason why the renewed attempt is producing a high-drama showdown. Although strong in sectors like transport - where strikes often cause enormous disruption - French unions represent less than 8% of the national workforce, and have seen their influence steadily wane...