Are We Gonna Starve Before We Melt? Possibly, according to British Professor John Beddington. James Randerson's "Food Crisis Will Take Hold Before Climate Change", published Friday in the Guardian/UK give us (and you) a glimpse into Beddington's warning, based on the world's growing enough crops to produce renewable energy while sacrificing the ability to meet the enormous anticipated increase in the demand for food within the next few years. Food for thought, without a doubt.
Hiding the Truth (again): Well, well, well. Walter Pincus and Karen DeYoung's "US Officials Lean Toward Keeping Iraq Report Quiet", published Friday in the Washington Post is hardly a surprise, given the secrecy climate we have learned to endure. However, this time the subject happens to be the new National Intelligence Estimate, an update on the state of Iraq, due to be presented to Congress in April by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. You'll have to join us to find out who is behind the secrecy effort and why. It's stupefying.
Over the Top Scam: We know the term has become a household word these days, but Katrina vanden Heuvel gets our attention with "Missle Defense: 'Longest Running Scam' Exposed" in Friday's The Nation. Join us as we discuss Rep. John Tierney, Chair of the House National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcomittee, and the series of hearings he has scheduled to examine an outrageously expensive missle defense program whose longevity and continued existence is questioned by some very credible experts. Of course the real question is whether anything will change after the facts are gathered.
Easter: Listen up and learn about the timing and evolution of this spring event.
Master Stroke for Big Pharma: "Daniel Troy's Poison Pill", published by Stephanie Mencimer in
www.motherjones.com is a must-listen. Seems Daniel Troy, chief counsel for the FDA for three years, has adroitly arranged the potential for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide that state court lawsuits over the safety of drugs are preempted once a drug has been approved! Sam adds some perspective with a May 23, 2004 article from the Denver Post. Scary, scary stuff. Believe us on this.
War Crimes and How They Happen: It's a fascinating topic we explore thanks to Aaron Glantz's "Vets Break Silence on War Crimes" found in Inter Press Service News Agency Feb. 28, Ariel Leve's "Patriot Missles: Iraq Veterans Against the War", published March 2 in
www.timesonline.co.uk, and "Abu Ghraib Prison Turned Soldiers Evil by Design", posted by Glenn Chapman on Yahoo!News.com Feb. 29. A must-listen final segment.
We plan to return on Thursday March 13. Do some spring shopping in our store and tell your friends about us. Thanks for all you do.
