The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees’ attempt to scare the University of California and students by threatening a strike is laughable. Not only are its demands irrational and undeserved, but its demented policies would actually hurt the very workers it claims to represent. Read more...

After Ruth Messinger, president of the American Jewish World Service, spoke on campus Thursday, the Daily Bruin sat down with her to discuss her work in Darfur. Read more...

You’ve just started to read this column. In about two seconds you made the decision that this piece of writing might be worth spending the next five minutes on. Read more...

On Tuesday of this week Tony Blair announced that May 5, 2005 would be the date of the British General Election. As a liberal Englishman and a traditional Labour voter, this puts me in something of a quandary. Read more...

Disengagement is neither a complete nor perfect solution. It is immensely painful for Israeli settlers being forced to leave their homes. It leaves Gaza without adequate economic infrastructure. Read more...

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It’s 1994 all over again; Camp David was a joke, and Sharm el-Sheikh was the stage for the new theatrical masterpiece, “Sharon, Man of Peace.” How can the new disengagement plan be a lasting solution to the Palestinian crisis when it doesn’t address any of the main causes of the crisis? Read more...