Mike Baker, Associated Press, November 25, 2012 OLYMPIA, WA — Gov. Chris Gregoire’s time in office may be best remembered for the major deals she helped broker, often in late-night bargaining sessions in which negotiators were ordered to find a resolution. Now the Democrat, two months away from leaving Washington state government, is looking to … Continue reading »
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Remember Savita Halappanavar | The Nation
Katha Pollitt, November 20, 2012 … When pregnancy kills a woman, her fetus dies, too. So what is the point of denying a life-saving abortion except to underline that she is the vessel, and the fetus is the human being? Anti-choice apologists don’t like to put it so bluntly. Instead they say that modern medicine … Continue reading »
Cecile Richards: Savita’s death was not an isolated incident | HuffPo
Cecile Richards, November 19, 2012 By now news of Savita Halappanavar’s senseless death has traveled around the world, drawing attention to Ireland’s near-total ban on abortion and the horrific consequences of such policies. This is not a stand-alone case. Every 90 seconds a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, totaling more than … Continue reading »
Five charts about climate change that should have you very worried | The Atlantic
Christopher Mims and Stephanie Gruner Buckley, November 24, 2012 Two major organizations released climate change reports this month warning of doom and gloom if we stick to our current course and fail to take more aggressive measures. A World Bank report imagines a world 4 degrees warmer, the temperature predicted by century’s end barring changes, … Continue reading »
Global economic woes prompt soul-searching on capitalism | guardian.co.uk
Larry Elliott, November 25, 2012 … Economists such as Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman argued that attempts to make western economies more stable and more equitable had, in reality, sapped their strength. Companies were feather-bedded, workers paid more than they were worth, creativity was stifled. As a result, the second postwar phase saw a greater … Continue reading »
Norway’s oil industry working in extreme conditions | ScienceDaily
November 23, 2012 The northward shift of Norway’s oil industry means it must adjust to temperatures down to -30°C, storms, sleet and snow, and drift ice. And to the blackest night. “Try to imagine changing a tyre in freezing weather, snow and darkness,” says professor Tore Markeset, a specialist in cold climate technology at the … Continue reading »
Pop neurosci replaces psychobabble | NYTimes.com
Alissa Quart, November 23, 2012 …As a journalist and cultural critic, I applaud the backlash against what is sometimes called brain porn, which raises important questions about this reductionist, sloppy thinking and our willingness to accept seemingly neuroscientific explanations for, well, nearly everything. Voting Republican? Oh, that’s brain chemistry. Success on the job? Fortuitous neurochemistry! … Continue reading »
