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...depression rates vary widely from place to place, and there are age groups in which the trend jumps upward or even temporarily downward. In Beirut, for example, periods of especially severe political unrest were paralleled by a sharp rise in depression. Overall, though, the trend is steadily upward in every age group. The cause? Researchers suggest it might have to do with the breakdown of families, or increased drug use, or the fact that more people are living in cities. The truth is they simply don't know, which is depressing in itself...
...designed, haplessly run nuclear-power program that none of the independent republics of the former Soviet Union can afford to shut down. The potential killers bring light, heat and power to parts of Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania, where their immediate decommissioning would create unacceptable economic disruption and even civil unrest...
...current unrest at the Review began with acharge of racism made by a Black woman at aSeptember 30 staff meeting...
There is strong evidence, however, that Americans remain frustrated by what they see as the failure of the two-party system to attend to their needs. Democratic political consultant Greg Schneiders, a former aide to Jimmy Carter, predicts that "the high level of unrest and unhappiness, which Perot capitalized on, won't go away. The right candidate in the right year could come along and perhaps tap into that, even to the point of getting himself elected." But it would take someone, Schneiders adds, "with all of Perot's strengths and none of his weaknesses...
...question and answer session that followed the speech, Wakankar addressed such topics as population restriction, police brutality, AIDS proliferation, nuclear policy and regional unrest...