Tag: Protests
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The Present Belongs to Crowds
Today and tomorrow, like it or not, the future belongs to crowds. We are now living in a society where there are too many chiefs and not enough indians. Remember the images of the Chinese pro-democracy protesters dispersed by troops in Tiananmen Square; the images of the several million mourners streaming through the streets of…
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Is DONALD TRUMP the American Bashar al-Assad?
“We promised to keep things peaceful … but if you want bullets, you shall have them” – Bashar Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria and commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces since July 17, 2000 ” If a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary to defend the life and property of their residents,…
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Greece approves austerity bill as violence spreads throughout the country
ATHENS— Early this morning, under heavy guard from riot police, as buildings burned across central Athens and violence spread around the country, the Greek Parliament, defying tens of thousands of people massed in the streets of the capital, approved a deeply unpopular package of spending and wage cuts to secure a second European Union /International…
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Greece deal uncertain as violence erupts
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s future in the euro is growing increasingly precarious as violence erupts on the streets of Athens during a general strike. Thousands of people marched through the streets to protest the cuts, which include a 22% drop in the minimum wage at time when the unemployment rate is over 20% and the…
J. Michael Dennis ll.l., ll.m. Live 
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