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Dates: during 2000-2009
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It is 7:30 p.m. on a Thursday night, and the threat of encroaching deadlines and hard-fisted professors has forced most students back to the safety of their dorm rooms and library study carrels. However, at the Let’s Go office, located within the Harvard Student Agencies...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ready, Set, Let's Go | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

The uneasy alignment of Abhisit and Newin reflects a fundamental rift in Thai society between disaffected rural voters and a disgusted urban elite that cannot fathom the string of populist - and sometimes iron-fisted - leaders whom the masses have been choosing to represent them. Bangkok may gleam with malls and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Prime Minister Abhisit Mend Thailand? | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

On the whole, the rolling taxi strikes have been remarkable for the restraint shown by the authorities, whose response to challenges from below can often be ham-fisted - and brutal. They have also drawn attention for the relatively unfettered coverage given to them in the state media - particularly the first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Taxi Strikes: A Test for the Government | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

Several months ago, a television reporter challenged Tel Aviv residents to say on camera, "I'm not afraid of Alperon," and nobody took the dare. Even today, with its cement-fisted leader gone, the Alperon family still inspires terror in Tel Aviv, especially now that a new round of gang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Death of Tel Aviv's Old-Fashioned Mob Kingpin | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

Hand-drawn fliers, press clips and photos amplify the interviews, most of which were conducted in 2000 (two years before Strummer's death at age 50) for the Grammy-winning documentary Westway to the World. The book reveals fresh anecdotes that aren't in the film, and affords a fuller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Clash: Loud and Proud | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

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