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Good News/Bad News August 1, 2002
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Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace:
Why McCain and the GOP Are So Afraid of Discussing the Economy
Frances Moore Lappe
Democracy and Elections:
Seven Ways Your Vote Might Not Count This November
Steven Rosenfeld
DrugReporter:
Obama's Biden Pick Signals 'More of the Same' Stupid Drug Policies
Paul Armentano
Election 2008:
McCain's Palin Gambit: Are Americans Weary of the Culture Wars?
Sanho Tree
Environment:
Boatloads of Trouble: How We Are Importing Our Way to Destruction
Stan Cox
ForeignPolicy:
The Bush Administration Checkmated in Georgia
Michael T. Klare
Health and Wellness:
Hospitals' Lessons From Hurricane Gustav
Sheri Fink
Hurricane Katrina:
From the Bayou to Baghdad: Mission Not Accomplished
Amy Goodman
Immigration:
Leader of Anti-Immigration Movement Calls Issue a "Skirmish in a Wider War"
Eric Ward
Media and Technology:
Only in America Could a Two-Faced Creature Like McCain Attain Such Media Status
Rory O'Connor
Movie Mix:
Does "Working Girls" Still Work?
Ariel Dougherty
Reproductive Justice and Gender:
Five Women Buried Alive -- and the Media Ignore It
Riane Eisler
Rights and Liberties:
On Top of Jail Time, Prisoners Now Face Fees and Surcharges
Emily Jane Goodman
Sex and Relationships:
What Republicans Can Learn from "Gossip Girl"
Sarah Seltzer
War on Iraq:
One Fifth of Iraq Funding Goes to Private Contractors
Willam Fisher
Water:
Is California on the Brink of Environmental Collapse?
Rachel Olivieri
This week, Good News is definitely the frontrunner. Several great examples of doing unto others as they have done unto us, plus witnessing Dow shoot itself in the foot make this a memorable week. On the Bad News side, we're seeing a lot of governmental and industry idiocy, but mostly things a good activism campaign can fight.
The Good News
Greening at any cost: In order to make the 2008 Olympic Games a more enjoyable experience for the millions of attendees, the Chinese government has implemented radical measures to cut back on "eye-searing" pollution in Beijing. Electric cars, lowering acceptable emissions levels, and planting trees are just some of the steps involved.
The Senate is currently debating forcing the merits of a rule to prohibit new roads and logging on federal land. The bill was passed by Bill Clinton at the end of his term , and has been under intense pressure ever since. While we're all for passing this no-roads rule, we tremble in fear at the end-of-term laws Bush will try and push through...
Taking a page from the best neoliberal corporation handbooks, Greenpeace has outsourced its French StopE$$o campaign to another country. Texas is now the proud home of ExxonMobil (Esso's parent company), and Greenpeace's attempts to harass them.
In a move that makes U.S. organic farmers green(er) with envy, UK officials announced this week that they would begin subsidising (note: English spelling is out of solidarity, not shoddy editing...) their organic farmers to ensure the sustainability of the industry.
In an attempt to forestall a statewide ban in California, Dow Chemical has given its enemies glorious and everlasting ammunition: Dow has asked the EPA to ban its own weedkiller, clopyralid from U.S. markets.
If we had a dime for every half-full mineral water we've pulled from the trash to recycle: Senator Jim Jeffords has introduced legislation to help reduce the amount of recyclables in the nation's landfills by putting a 10-cent deposit on all beverage containers.
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