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And weve talked before, to me, one of the most remarkable things about the crash of 08 was the delayed reaction of this kind of demonstration. because of all the factors we know. and we just havent had this kind of experience, really, in 40 years. >> these campuses in california are under huge pressure. the tuition increases and all of the state budget cuts. but the use of military grade pepper spray point-blank range? there is absolutely no excuse for that. >> one of the most positive things ou...

and 13.9 million people are still out of work. we just cant seem to catch a break. don pack is features editor for "the atlantic" and wrote "can the middle class be saved?" don, whats the answer, can it? >> the middle class can be saved but we need to take a wide array of aggressive action to save it, i think. its interesting the middle class itself has in many ways been downgraded in this recession. the housing bubble amassed a host of problems. the middle class has been slowly hallow...

Streets lonnie if have you got a particular location where there is a problem or issue, or have you got an individual that they have had information about that they want us to look at, we can put that individual at that location on screen and then we can let them have a look at the exact pictures that we are looking at. they can make that tactical decision from that. >> shepard: sounds like a plan. officials say there is also the possibility of terrorism. they are worried about other threats lik...

Algeria, violent clashes breaking out this morning between residents and security forces there. police use tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse dm demonstrators. officials cut electricity and gas to a section of the city which has more than 150 illegal dwellings they say. public universities are under attack in the cross-hairs of budget cutting lawmakers across the country. look at this map. 43 states have already cut their higher ed budgets since the start of the recession. now more cutbac...

Wisconsin democratic state senator chris larson who joins us via skype. all right, let me start with you, mary. im very interested about this strike idea. whats going to happen on april 4, is that related to a strike? whats cooking over there? >> we think of our plan of action now as exposing the corporate agenda that is really behind what governor walker is doin doing. uniting our collective effort by calling for an organization called we are wisconsin, uniting students who want to object to th...

Tuition increases. that has to happen. weve got to work on that. [applause] >> we also need to take greater initiative not only to help more students enter college, weve got to make sure that we see more students successfully earn a college degree. but what weve done over the past year represents enormous progress. so ill close by saying this. for a long time, our student loan system has worked for banks and financial institutions. today, were finally making our student loan system work for stud...

College of agriculture. arizona is considering tuition increases in excess of 30%. georgia educators say funding proposed cuts next year through tuition increases would hike rates 77% a more likely scenario would involve a combination of smaller tuition increases and layoffs of professors and potentially the elimination of entire degree programs. >> whats at stake, of course, is the quality of public education going forward. we have to continue to make it accessible, affordable, and high quality...

Make it here now. >> colleges and universities are bracing for cuts of $565 million. lawmakers are legally required to eliminate a 1 billion-dollar deficit. >> we cant borrow money like california, like a bunch of drunken sailors. >> one state senator suggested it was time for parents and students to pony up. >> were becoming a socialist society when we say that -- that you shouldnt raise tuition at all. >> georgia is among 38 states that have already reduced higher education funding. nevada pla...

Know, just under $6,000. it comes in right in the middle. you look at wyoming, $3,700 a year. its still, even with these tuition increases, not such a bad deal. so our bottom line from the fact check desk, still a pretty good deal but that cost advantage is really sort of eroding, obviously, with all of these hikes and the budget problems that california is facing. its not destined to get better any time soon. >> and its a sudden hike too, especially as parents and young people are preparing for...

>> all right, rob, appreciate it. thank you, sir. the high cost of higher education, students and faculty around the country protesting budget cuts and tuition increases. >> if we wait till next year, we are going to be shutting down schools, we are going to be hiking tuition, were going to be cutting financial aid. >> wow. are we there yet? we will examine how the stimulus is affecting education. were back in a moment.