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Current events roundup

Strike Out: Daniel Gross on the sorry little conflict between GM and the UAW. Driven to strike: But the short walk-out is over. Remember our real Iranian friends: What Michel Foucault and Jean-Paul Sartre have to teach us about how to respond to President Ahmadinejad's US visit. After "yuck", the farce of O.J. Simpson's book: If I Did It reads like a self-absorbed counseling session (and an excerpt). Who cares about the weak dollar? What currency devaluation means for the average Joe. If Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize, will he run for president? Believe it or not, Britney Spears’ poor performance on the MTV Video Music Awards was the culmination of a process reaching back to Plato. Applaud the outcry over Jena. But what about stopping the injustices inflicted on black people every day — like crappy schools, underemployment and unequal sentencing?