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...good ideas. From titans of modern business such as Google, to innovative energy producers, to techie projects like MIT’s Vehicle Design Summit, visionaries are beginning to lay the groundwork for huge leaps forward in energy generation and energy efficiency. These technologies have the potential to overcome America??s frustrating inertia on environmental issues, fueling consumer excitement and easing the transition to a cleaner American lifestyle.Except in extreme cases, imploring people to conserve—by turning off their lights, turning down the heat, and walking to work—won?...
...Really, how can anyone reasonably blame a form of entertainment for problems in society? Before it ended a few months ago, The Sopranos was one of the most TV popular shows in America??but I highly doubt anyone was compelled to become a mobster after watching it. The same goes for most cultural phenomenon during any given era, as The Nation contributor Dave Zirin writes: “Music and culture are reflections—sometimes very ugly reflections—of … harsh realities…Blaming hip-hop for our current state is like...
...prolific professor also published a book in 2004, “Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America??s Health Care System,” where he argues for a system that would reward doctors not for the quantity of treatments performed, but for the quality of patient health, thereby cutting down on unnecessary procedures and unfocused care...
...that statistic doesn’t resound as much as it should—it means that nearly one in five children today are already on track for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, and the whole glut of diseases and disorders associated with obesity. If America??s dire obesity epidemic is to be contained, decisive action must be taken in the interest of the public health, starting with policies that encourage children and adolescents to develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime. It is admirable, therefore, that federal lawmakers have recently proposed legislation...
...Republican Ron Paul, who recently set a record for the highest fundraising total in one day, and the speedy ascent of Mike Huckabee, the new champion of evangelical Christians. Newspapers groan at the cost of covering so many candidates for so long, and pundits decry the supposed drain on America??s patience. But we should be concerned with the best interests of this country and its people. Change on any front—global warming, Iraq, the economy, or civil liberties—is unlikely for the increasingly embattled and defensive Bush administration. Four of his five presidential...