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...first time since Obama came onto the national stage, I’ve heard disgruntled chatter from the voting bloc he takes most for granted: young progressives. We were the backbone and energy of his campaign, and our inboxes are still flooded weekly with calls for volunteers and donations. But as health- care reform stalls and sours, many of us are losing confidence. And if I were Obama, I’d be worried about this more than anything. Because the health-care battle is about more than health care: It’s about whether young Americans will regain...
...appears on store shelves, parts of the west go up in flames this time of year. Thousands of firefighters are battling a major blaze in southern California that has charred more than 130,000 acres, filling TV news reports with footage of hulking airplanes showering a bright red powder onto smoking forests below. (Read: "As the Greek Fires Subside, Outrage Grows...
...California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), which is helping to battle the giant Station fire near Los Angeles. Another advantage of slurry is that unlike water, fertilizer doesn't evaporate. (It offers still another bonus for farmers, who have requested that unused slurry be dropped onto their fields as aircraft make their way home.) (Read a 1977 essay: "What Ever Happened to California...
...European Commission unveiled new plans on Wednesday for resettling refugees, arguing that the European Union should "take on a greater share of the burden of meeting resettlement needs worldwide." The scheme could save lives as it aims to discourage people, mainly Africans, from trying to reach Europe illegally, crowded onto rickety boats or hidden in trucks. The Amsterdam-based NGO United Against Racism estimates that, since 1993, over 13,250 hopeful refugees have died while trying to reach Europe. (See pictures of refugees fleeing fighting...
...later, shortly after TWA Flight 847 took off from Athens in 1985, two gun-toting terrorists forced their way into the cockpit, demanding that the plane touch down in Lebanon. Once on the ground, they held passengers captive, threatened them with guns and murdered one hostage, dumping his body onto the tarmac. Nonetheless, after the captives were rescued, one of them reportedly later said of his captors, "They weren't bad people; they let me eat, they let me sleep, they gave me my life...