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...this war has largely been fought by a victim class whose motives for joining the military are rarely noble or exemplary. These are people for whom the military - with its enlistment bonuses, its promises of health, educational and even travel benefits - represents their best chance to escape a minimum-wage life. It is a measure of their desperation that they are willing to risk their lives to claim these boons. It is a measure of their dutifulness that they often evoke a certain patriotism to rationalize their choice. There is nothing ignoble about this deal and there is nothing ignoble...
...Locals say the money made by the mines flows mainly to investors located in China's wealthy coastal cities. It certainly isn't winding up in the pockets of workers. An average miner makes $420 a month. That's not a bad wage for China, but the work is tough and dangerous. China's mines are the world's deadliest, and while most of the accidents occur in coal pits, the government says 2,188 died in gold and other metal mines last year. Such poor working conditions persist in China because workers' rights are weak and there...
...solution to Islamic terrorism, as the author sees it, is genuine peace in Palestine and an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, depriving jihadis of their ability to wage a moral war. "The presence of even one American soldier ... will trump any goodwill policy the United States attempts to carry out in the Middle East." He also recommends an end to the offering of rewards, publication of "most wanted" lists and staging of press conferences to proclaim the capture of top terrorists, since jihadis regard all these as badges of honor. It would be better, Sageman says, to treat terrorists like...
...solution to Islamic terrorism, as the author sees it, is genuine peace in the Palestinian territories and an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, depriving jihadis of their ability to wage a moral war. "The presence of even one American soldier ... will trump any goodwill policy the United States attempts to carry out in the Middle East," he writes. He also recommends an end to the offering of rewards, to the publication of most-wanted lists and to the staging of press conferences that proclaim the capture of top terrorists, since jihadis regard all these as badges of honor. It would...
...Aguilera: When it comes down to it, in order for Harvard to act, they need to have an incentive. During the hunger strike, during the Living Wage campaign [aimed at increasing wages for Harvard employees about a decade ago], during the divestment campaign, their reputation was at stake. As activists, that’s where we try to hit them. That’s why we’re in the middle of the quad, we’re sending press releases out to everyone, drawing attention to Harvard. Personally, I want to rid where I live of militarism...