Americas

"People often wonder why regulatory officials would protect drug makers. In large part, because the CDC and FDA policy decisions are made through advisory panels whose members have financial relationships with the same companies they are charged to regulate."

"An earthquake causes changes on the ground, but is itself caused by forces deep in the earth. This is true in political life, too: the changes hidden in the depths of public consciousness eventually result in changes that are visible to the eye. The outcome is quick and sudden, but it results from a long, slow subterranean process. I am proud of the role that I and my partners have had in this."

"These are glimpses of events past or present which struck me or aroused my curiosity, because for some reason, they have not entirely and clearly developed. I gathered them all along the week, while working on broader or related issues."

“Paradise Now” is a cinematic prism that contains a spectrum of social, political and religious facets formed together to expose a highly-charged issue. Abu-Assad explores diverse aspects of the conflict from the Palestinian perspective, including personal choices that lead to action and inaction. The film elicits a range of responses that depend upon where a person is standing."

For 25 years, the boring Ted Koppel was the anchor on ABC TV’s “Nightline” program. He toed the Establishment line! Now, David Zurawik, a media critic for the Baltimore Sun, wants us to believe that Koppel is leaving behind “a legacy of innovation and integrity.” This is pure nonsense! Koppel, among other faults, failed to challenge the serial lies of the Bush-Cheney Gang, and the Neocons, too, that led us into the Iraqi War. That is his real legacy!

"The causes of truancy are complex and challenging. The truants find schools boring and have no interest in learning."

"These draconian Anti-Terrorism Laws will threaten free speech and the integrity of Australian teachers, researchers, schools and universities – and hence profoundly corrupt the next generation of Australians."

"...if the Bush administration and its puppets in Congress achieve their common goal of protecting pharma profits by shielding vaccine makers from lawsuits, tax payers will have to foot the bill for the life-long costs of caring for millions of injured children."