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...ousted in a 2006 coup and later convicted in absentia of abuse of power. Their key demand is a new election, whereby a party linked to Thaksin could conceivably return to power. But in recent weeks, their raison d'être has expanded beyond loyalty to a fallen politician. The movement's leaders now include a motley crew of populist orators, social activists and opportunist politicians - all preaching the gospel of class struggle. "I don't even like Thaksin," says Thienchai Mangmeetanasothon, owner of a small business in Bangkok. "It's not about one person. It's about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand: Why the Reds Are in Revolt | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...West, and especially Washington, could also play a more active role in encouraging reforms. Washington promised billions of dollars of private investment to help revamp Libya's economy if Tripoli dropped its nukes program. So far, interest has fallen far short of that. Libyans were also outraged when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security added the country to a security watch list after the attempted bombing of a plane over Detroit last December. "We extended a friendly hand and got slapped in the face," Gebril says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Gaddafi's Son Reform Libya? | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Though Congress and the Obama administration formally pledged to fully fund worldwide access to HIV drugs and other life-saving programs, their promise has fallen short by about $2.5 billion dollars...

Author: By Alice E. M. Underwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rally Aims To Check AIDS | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...this is “OMG,” featuring and produced by The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am, perhaps the most ridiculous track. Another ode to club hookups, the lyrics show that a poet Usher is not, as he laughably attempts to describe the woman he has fallen for by singing, “Honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow / Honey got some boobies like...

Author: By Thomas J. Snyder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Usher | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

Also at the meeting, Smith announced that the FAS deficit had fallen to $80 million—a drop of an additional $30 million from the planned upon $110 million...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: FAS Waits For Dean’s Initiative | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

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