Today in a federal courtroom in Missoula, Montana, twelve environmental groups filed suit to restore the gray wolf to the endangered species list. The groups contend that since the wolf was removed from the list, state governments have not adopted unbiased, adequate management plans. Defenders of Wildlife singles out the permit-free, shoot-on-sight policies of Wyoming [...]
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Today is Earth Day, a celebration of the natural environment and efforts to safeguard it on both institutional and personal levels. The day was first observed in the U.S. in 1970, received federal recognition in 1980, and became a world event in 1990. 17,000 organizations in 174 countries sponsor Earth Day events. In the corporate [...]
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Newseum, a museum dedicated to freedom of the press, opened last Friday in Washington, DC. The $450 million building on Pennsylvania Ave. features 15 theaters, 14 major galleries, and two television studios within seven levels and 250,000 square feet. The Newseum was primarily funded by the nonpartisan Freedom Forum. Corporate media sponsors such as [...]
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The 2008 Olympics in Beijing may see a unique intersection of sports, politics, human rights, and commercialism. Some athletes have organized because of concern about Chinese governmental actions in Sudan and Tibet. But conflict with the international Olympic movement and the business of sports seems inevitable, given the traditional separation between athletic competition and social [...]
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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