Twenty reasons why it’s kicking off everywhere
We’ve had revolution in Tunisia, Egypt’s Mubarak is teetering; in Yemen, Jordan and Syria suddenly protests have appeared. In Ireland young techno-savvy professionals are agitating for a “Second Republic”; in France the youth from banlieues battled police on the streets to defend the retirement rights of 60-year olds; in Greece striking and rioting have become a national pastime. And in Britain we’ve had riots and student occupations that changed the political mood. What’s going on? What’s the wider social dynamic? At the heart if it all is a new sociological type: the graduate with no future.
The Youth Crisis in Middle Eastern Society
Student loan default trend compared to the subprime loan crisis