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Will the Strikes Win Macron Over?
By Maryam Sadr | Staff Writer
With over 1 million people in the streets, France is witnessing yet another historical moment. Workers from the eight biggest unions went on strikes against Macron’s pension reforms plans. Many EU countries have been obliged to raise their retirement ages to meet the rising number of people seeking pensions as populations age and fertility rates fall. Many polls show that the majority of French people are opposing Macrons’ decision.
Cura Te Ipsum: How the Sectarian Formula Broke the State
By Nadeem El Zahr | Opinions Junior Editor
Corruption as we have come to define it does not apply to Lebanon. The formula of partitioning the state and its institutions along sectarian lines was part of a deliberate initiative to entrench and legitimize the sectarian authority’s power over the state’s by providing civil services in exchange for political allegiance. The state is now paying the price for this by losing its legitimacy and sovereignty.
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