Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 11:46:34 AM PST
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| Surfing through a dozen or more newspapers from around the world most days, one might sometimes think there isn't much going. There are stretches where most of the corporate media seems captivated by trivia for days on end - like the pending consequences for the mom and dad that faked the balloon boy event weeks ago.
But there is always a lot going on that doesn't get the coverage that it should. (moreover...) |
| CanadaRick :: Balloon Boy is not in the news Today |
| Here a two stories that were of particular interest today:
1. In China, US President Obama was asked a controversial question about the so-called "Great firewall of China."
The question was about Chinese government censorship of the internet. China employs some of the world's tightest controls over the 250 million of its citizens who are internet users.
Obama answered that "it was good for leaders to be forced "to hear opinions that [they] don't want to hear"." - Diplomatically siding with those who would reduce that censorship.
The internet may be best the thing humanity has going for it - for communication and understanding between nations - and any push or trend towards open communication can only be a good thing.
If you want more on that story it's at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/n...
And 2. Even very conscientious new moms-to-be are finding they are unsuccessful in keeping their bodies from the gradual saturation with toxins that we are all going through.
"We all kind of live in a toxic dump that we have very little control over, and that's really sad."
Those were the words of Radtke took part in a new study - released today - that tested levels of chemicals in pregnant women, she was dismayed to learn she rated worst among nine West Coast women tested for a particular class of chemicals: perfluorinated compounds (PFCs**). They're used to make Teflon pans, clothing, furniture, and food packaging such as pizza boxes and fast-food containers.
Some how, some day, we will have to find a way to awaken the world to our own poisoning on this planet, and get to work reversing it.
That full story here:
http://www.seattlepostglobe.or...
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