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...just discovered the type of protests that have been used in places like the U.S. and Britain for years, that's partly true. It's also true that previous generations of French protesters have taken on single issues. But that has nearly always been as part of a mass movement. "Think of the feminists, the antiracism movement, the defenders of the needy - even the union demos that used to end by marchers helping themselves to whatever they found on supermarket shelves. All these things were earlier manifestations of what we're seeing with these collectives - only with much larger bases...
...folk to the marginalized residents of France's blighted housing projects. Delli, who grew up in a poor area herself, says that's why the movement cuts across class and racial lines. "Our array of single-issue causes actually looks more like a checklist of problems - like economic chaos, mass youth unemployment, global warming and falling expectations - that this generation is having to face for the first time," says Delli. "New challenges require new responses." And in France, it helps if it's done with a little flair...
...missed the point. The message should be "Get moving, and plan healthy, low-calorie snacks." If the article discourages even a few on-the-fence exercisers, you have done your readers a huge disservice. Barbie Collins, HINGHAM, MASS...
Your entire article is based on the assumption that the vast majority of regular exercisers eat unhealthy foods. Why, then, don't you focus on the food? Charles Toppan, BROOKLINE, MASS...
...sharper tongue, has become a symbol of the American Left. Though born into uncommon privilege, Kennedy made a career of defending the downtrodden. President Barack H. Obama praised his voice as one that spoke for the “poor and powerless,” and his funeral Mass this weekend was attended not only by political bigwigs and members of the Kennedy clan, but also by 50,000 supporters from all walks of life. Senator Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy’s life-long commitment to public service has made his career a triumph...