Mother's Day Madness: We begin the podcast with the history behind the establishment of Mother's Day, as outlined in "Single carnation on Mother's Day, please", as reported by AP on Saturday. Tune in as we explain the title of the article, along with citing some interesting details about the originator, West Virginian Anna Jarvis. Good stuff!
What's Up With Hill and McCain? You've got to join us for this segment in which we discuss the Sunday speak about the democratic candidates and the possible reasons behind Hill's vow to fight on. We also compare and contrast (mostly compare) Senator McCain and George W. Bush, thanks to a pair of well written posts, " Robert Fantina's "The Lexicon Legacy of George W. Bush" published in the weekend edition of
www.counterpunch.org, and Arianna Huffington's post as updated, "What John McCain Told Me, and What it Says About How Far He's Fallen" appearing on her website,
www.huffingtonpost.com. Talk about "more of the same"-it's simply beyond comment!
News From Overseas: Ian MacKinnon's "Burma exports rice as cyclone victims starve" appearing in Sunday's
www.guardian.co.uk is simply awful. Just awful. But so is "My Daughter Deserved to Die" also published in the guardian uk, which addresses a Muslim's "honor" killing of his 17 year old daughter for talking to a British soldier. Then there's "How the World's Oceans Are Running Out of Fish", by Alex Renton published Sunday in The Observer, which is more than a little frightening. But, on a happier note, Washington Post Foreign Service correspondent Kevin Sullivan shares an inspiring story on May 6, "A Woman, a Village and a War on Plastic Bags" about Rebecca Hosking, a young female wildlife film producer from Modbury England. Totally disgusted by the thousands of dead albatrosses she saw littering a beach on Midway due to ocean plastic pollution consumed by the hapless creatures, Hosking returned to her home on the Devon coast and set about banning plastic bags to help save sealife. Join us for the details of her triumph and think about how you might join the cause.
Encouraging News:
Perhaps A Consequence for Special Counsel?: We say, could not have happened to a nicer guy. Scott Bloch, that is, whose office and home were raided by F.B.I. agents last week looking for evidence that Bloch retaliated against staffers who opposed his policies, and obstructed an inquiry into his own misconduct. Wrapped up in all of the intrigue is the revelation that Bloch apparently ordered an abrupt closure to an ongoing investigation into the federal prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Seigelman, much to the dismay of the investigators. Apparently a highly-unusual move for an office that is supposed to be an independent agancy charged with investigating unlawful political activity by government employees and to make certain whistle-blowers are not subject to reprisals. Thanks to AP's Ben Evans' Wednesday publication of "Special Counsel Shut Down Probe of Seigelman Case Last Year" and McClatchy Newspapers' Marisa Taylor's "FBI agents sweep office, home of government watchdog" for some very interesting details.
William Glaberson's "Judge Drops General From Trial of Detainees", published Saturday in the N.Y. Times is a tiny beacon of light in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal debacle. Tune in to find out why.
You should know the drill by now. We plan to return on Thursday, May 15. Until then, visit our store, listen to some of our recent podcasts and tell your friends about us!
