Martin Luther King on War

Posted on January 21, 2008

A lot of people have written, this year and many other times, about how even as Dr. King has been elevated to an icon his message and vision have been watered down and passed over by the media. As part of my own tiny effort to combat that tendency, here’s an audio recording of Dr. Kings landmark speech on why he opposed the war in Vietnam.

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Now, obviously, I’m not a pacifist or a Christian; but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the courage of a man who unfailingly spoke and acted according to his own conscience. So lets take that inspiration for courage and dedication from him this year, remember him and all of the other hundreds of thousands of people around the world who have been murdered for speaking up for justice and equality; and work to finally make his dream – the whole thing, not just the empty cliches we see on television every year – a reality.

Hook, Line, and Rapture

Posted on January 14, 2008

My (new) favorite video from Pat Condell.

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Car exhaust causes brain damage in Children

Posted on January 10, 2008

Saw this in the New Scientist, I’m just going to repost the entire thing here since you can only read the intro to the article on their site w/o a subscription:

03 January 2008
Magazine issue 2637
www.newscientist.com/article…OJIMBLAC

Removing lead from petrol was supposed to prevent damage to children’s
mental development. Now it seems that traffic fumes may still be
impairing their learning – because of the soot particles it contains.

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