It's hard to mistake a Himalayan November for spring. Frustation in the Chinese-run region of Tibet appears to be making a democracy push this month anyway. It's not clear if it's a series of individual acts, or something organized, but in just the past week five people have set themselves on fire in Tibet, for a total of 20 just this month, most in small if dramatic, deadly demonstrations. The suicides recall a series of similar immolations in Tunisia, which set off the then-called Arab Spring. Multiple reports, most of them regional, note that 81 Tibetans have taken the extreme step of ... Read More