Greetings everyone from the land of the progressives. This is the Adirondack Howler for Sunday, December 12th, 2010. With only 13 days until that special holiday, I started my Holiday shopping over the weekend by going to some local stores near where I live. The day was made a lot nicer with all the friendly people that are behind the counter of each business. This is better than a big box store or a mall any day.
Now for news that is more important.
1) The Climate Summit in Cancun ended this past week with very little progress on creating a process to begin reversing the emission of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide). The lack of progress can be attributed to the intrasigence of the world's most powerful countries, including the United States. In today's Commondremas.org, Shefali Sharma of Think Forward gives us a summary of the talks over the past week and a half. The article can be found at http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/12/12-2 . With the exception of Bolivia, there is a dearth of leadership on this issue of importance to the future of this planer. Therefore, this situation can only reverse itself by activism of the world's citizens.
2) Today, I was reading an article by Adam Parsons about the world's slums. Until today, I knew very little about the nature of slums, especially in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Like all other issues, I have little trust in our mainstream media. He debunks seven myths that have developed over the last few decades. Parsons' article is in today's Commondreams.org at http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/12/12-1.
3) I am still very upset over the arrest of WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, Juilan Assange, in England and his detention in a London jail in a section for solitary confinement. I am more upset when a piece in today's Commondreams.org indicated that President Obama lashed out at Assange for his actions. He should be thanking WikiLeaks for its efforts. The article can be found at http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/12/12-2 .
A postscript to this story is a short story in Politics Daily that reports that former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader believes Obama will have a primary challenge in 2012. I want to say that if the candidate has progressive values, I will welcome this battle for the soul of the Democratic Party.
I will return shortly with Special Segment.
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