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...BREADTH OF SUPPORT for the student movement has made the government's position less and less tenable. Most universities are out on strike, led by the leftist student federations; the students are backed by the opposition parties and the trade unions; associations of professors, vice-chancellors, and even university presidents have joined in condemning the reform. While the crisis does not really resemble May 1968--there has been little rioting, and few organized attempts to expand the movement's scope beyond immediate demands--continued governmental intransigence may escalate the conflict. Although Alice Saunier-Seite, secretary of education and the author...
...with the economy in such dire shape that the lira has dropped 28% since Jan. 21, the Communists were not altogether certain that at this point they wanted such a role. Party Leader Enrico Berlinguer last week offered an alternative: a "political accord" in which the Christian Democrats would govern but socialists and Communists would participate in decisions on abortion and other major issues. The proposal sounded very much like a "mini" historic compromise. The Christian Democrats at week's end sought instead to force a better accord in parliament. The situation left Moro-and the country-with...
...Pataphysics," wrote its founder, Poet Alfred Jarry, in 1898, is "the science of the realm beyond metaphysics." It will study the laws that govern exceptions and "explain the universe supplementary to this...
While admitting Weil's philosophy is "utterly unworldly," O'Brien still finds great value in her criticism of the basic political bonds that govern life. Even while fighting with the Free French, Weil spoke out strongly against all nationalism...
...ratings are the catch-all that govern pairings and scheduling. Their justification lies in the dog-eat-dog theory that "you're only as good as your next game" and Diehl adds that "we manage through years and years to be consistently lousy...