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Even so, some of Europe's most hide-bound institutions are realizing that drastic change may not be such a bad thing. France's truculent leftist daily, Libération, was founded by Jean-Paul Sartre and a group of former Maoists in 1973. In its early firebrand days, employees from the editor to the janitor all received the same salary. It's been on life support for years, and it's a wonder no one's pulled the plug...
...workers fear that speaking out against discrimination will put their jobs at risk, then we as students have the responsibility to speak. We should not have to take drastic action, because Harvard should listen to us and should listen to its employees. Even the busiest student can take five minutes out of the day to show support for our staff. Dining-hall feedback cards are meant for our opinions—share yours. People are wearing rainbow ribbons to show their support—wear...
...Khatami announced that he plans to run again, in upcoming elections scheduled for June. The liberal leader and respected cleric was criticized for his inability to follow through on his reformist agenda while in office. Khatami said he considers running against the incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a "duty," claiming that drastic political changes are needed to prevent further harm to Iran's economy and international image...
...This drastic nature of Monday’s ruling underlines the serious practical problems within not only California prisons, but also within our current prison system as a whole. Prisons at around 200 percent capacity—with thousands bunked in hallways and gyms for lack of housing space—cannot possibly provide an acceptable level of medical or mental health care to inmates. In addition to prompting action to reduce overcrowding, we hope that the court order will also be viewed as a call for a more thoughtful, long-term evaluation of our theory of punishment. Strategies such...
While agreeing with the general sentiment, I take issue with the staff editorial about the Supreme Court’s finding in Herring v. U.S. Again, though I agree with the main idea, which is that the court is taking drastic and controversial steps against the exclusionary eule, the manner in which this editorial is presented characterizes the decision as more extreme and far-reaching than it actually...