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Thousands of Berliners participated in global protests this weekend against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) currently making its way through the EU.

Protests in Syria against President Bashar Assad's regime have been ongoing since January 2011. Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy argues that realistically, the U.S. can do nothing other than watch in horror.

Greece faces default or more austerity measures. Uri Friedman of Foreign Policy notes that Greece is trapped in a lose-lose predicament, where it has chosen to deepen an austerity plan begun in 2010 that will throw many more people out of work.

Economic decline in Greece has hit the country hard. Maria Margaronis of The Nation witnesses the sullen anger that exists in Athens against the country's austerity measures, which include a 22 percent cut to the minimum wage.

The poll, released Tuesday, found President Obama's approval rating had bounced back up to 50 percent from 47 percent in January. Not a huge improvement but in presidential politics, getting to at least 50 percent approval is key for an incumbent seeking re-election. The recovering economy gets much of the credit for his rising approval rates.

The Federal Reserve also revised December's number, which made it the best month in five years.

Against the backdrop of a child sexual abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach, the school's football team played Nebraska, losing 17-14. Students and fans showed their support for victims of abuse.

Today marks the first day that Penn State's football team played a game without legendary head coach Joe Paterno since 1950. The long-time coach was fired earlier this week as a result of a university scandal involving Paterno's former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky who has been charged with 40 counts of sex crimes against young boys. NPR's Jeff Brady reports from Penn State on student and fan reaction after a bitter loss to 19th ranked Nebraska.

The Occupy Wall Street protests have turned a spotlight on the growing frustration among the millennial generation, a group that has suffered crushing student loan debt and high rates of unemployment. But some say inflated expectations and the lack of guidance toward "employable" majors are also keeping graduates out of work.

The dramatic shifts in the election cycle are becoming increasingly common. The recent outcomes in Ohio and Mississippi suggest the electorate isn't completely in line with a party claiming an ideological mandate.