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Is Having a Baby Bad for Your Health? | Marcia G. Yerman

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:14:50 +0000

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Is Having a Baby Bad for Your Health? | Marcia G. Yerman

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This compelling and disturbing article by Marcia Yerman is a wake-up call.The maternal death statistics in the US are a scandal--one that has a huge impact on women of color in particular, but on everyone in our society. The lack of prenatal care takes a toll on both mother and child--and society pays the cost. Why not pay for maternal health care up front instead of paying for all that goes wrong without it?

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“U.S. Congress should direct and fund the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Maternal Health.” Projections show that improving the standard of care could prevent close to 50 percent of deaths.

Charlemagne: Help them to help themselves | The Economist

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:24:37 +0000

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Charlemagne: Help them to help themselves | The Economist

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Really interesting article. Thanks for the heads-up.

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the priority is lifting millions from poverty and ensuring stability. What is more, they conclude, ordinary Chinese share such views. In the face of such Chinese self-confidence, the temptation is for Europeans to embrace decline, ditch their principles and engage without conditions. For one thing, Chinese leaders are right to point out that for hundreds of millions of their citizens, life is better than at any time in history. But Europeans should resist a surrender to moral relativism. Chinese arguments amount to a boast that their model of 21st-century autocracy is proved superior by economic success. But what if China is rising despite its autocratic model, which inhibits such drivers of success as meritocracy, transparency and creativity? An alternative history of the past 30 years might be this: if you abandon some of the most economically destructive policies ever devised, the Chinese economy will stand up and grow.

10 tragic moments in food propaganda | Slide Show - Salon.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:38:27 +0000

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10 tragic moments in food propaganda | Slide Show - Salon.com

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These intriguing (& often bizarre) stories remind me of the pleasures of reading Mark Zanger's superb book, THE AMERICAN HISTORY COOKBOOK.

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From Freedom Fries to Mecca Cola, a slide show of sadly politicized food to embarrass all eaters

Want Smart Kids? Here's What to Do - Percolator - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:36:39 +0000

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Want Smart Kids? Here's What to Do - Percolator - The Chronicle of Higher Education

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This finding is intriguing. It suggests that programs like 'Raising a Reader' may be even more valuable than we'd thought.

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A child whose family has 25 books will, on average, complete two more years of school than a child whose family is sadly book-less.

Citing Individualism, Arizona Tries to Rein in Ethnic Studies in School - NYTimes.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:18:14 +0000

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Citing Individualism, Arizona Tries to Rein in Ethnic Studies in School - NYTimes.com

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The governor's goal of teaching students "to value each other as individuals" is a key goal of the Ethnic Studies classes this bill would end. Studying the historical contexts that have shaped the experiences of individuals and groups in American society is essential to understanding what makes us who we are and what makes those around us who they are. Ethnic Studies courses do not teach students "to resent or hate other races or classes of people." They teach students to understand the history that has shaped our communities and our nation--and if that history includes the history of injustice and exploitation, of the ways in which Americans have violated the ideals we pay lip service to, it is all the more important--particularly when entities like the Texas Textbook Commission do their best to make sure that THAT history gets left out of American history textbooks.

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“Governor Brewer signed the bill because she believes, and the legislation states, that public school students should be taught to treat and value each other as individuals and not be taught to resent or hate other races or classes of people,

U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits - NYTimes.com

JFishkin — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:59:27 +0000

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U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits - NYTimes.com

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key evidence that our regulators were not awake

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without first getting required permits from another agency that assesses threats to endangered species — and despite strong warnings from that agency about the impact the drilling was likely to have on the gulf.

BP Fought Safety Measures at Deepwater Oil Rigs - ABC News

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:53:30 +0000

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BP Fought Safety Measures at Deepwater Oil Rigs - ABC News

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Interesting! I agree. I wonder whether news like this will help turn the tide of anti-regulatory fever--whether it will make Meg Whitman think twice about running a campaign for governor that makes "regulation" the enemy...

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Photo: BP Fought Safety Measures at Deepwater Oil Rigs: Owner of Louisiana Oil Well Objected to System That Would Have Shut Off Spill This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon in this April 21, 2010 file photo. (U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images) One area of immediate concern, industry experts said, was the lack of a remote system that would have allowed workers to clamp shut Deepwater Horizon's wellhead so it would not continue to gush oil. The rig is now spilling 210,000 gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. In a letter sent last year to the Department of the Interior, BP objected to what it called "extensive, prescriptive regulations" proposed in new rules to toughen safety standards. "We believe industry's current safety and environmental statistics demonstrate that the voluntary programs…continue to be very successful." CLICK HERE TO READ THE LETTER Related The Most Dangerous Mines in America 'Clogging the System': Mining Industry Fights 2/3rds of Safety Fines More from Brian Ross and the Investigative Team That was one in a series of clashes between the industry and federal regulators that began during the Clinton administration. In 2000, the federal agency that oversaw oil rig safety issued a safety alert that called added layers of backup "an essential component of a deepwater drilling system." The agency said operators were expected to have multiple layers of protection to prevent a spill.

The Obama Administration and Collaborative Governance | ACR Environment and Public Policy Section

JFishkin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:52:45 +0000

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The Obama Administration and Collaborative Governance | ACR Environment and Public Policy Section

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The ABA alternative dispute resolution community has a great deal of synergy with deliberative democracy efforts. The two communities are almost perfectly complementary in what they can bring to better governance.

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The Center for Deliberative Democracy is working in more than 16 countries around the world doing this cutting edge work. Here’s a clip of him talking about the shortcomings of just polling the public directly:

Mark Twain, as a reporter, found recognition after story about Stamford brothers at sea - GreenwichTime

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:34:14 +0000

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Mark Twain, as a reporter, found recognition after story about Stamford brothers at sea - GreenwichTime

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If this is one of Twain's "three great pieces of nonfiction," what are the other two? I nominate "My First Lie and How I Got Out of It" for one. And the third? Post your suggestions on Reframe It.

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"That's one of the most beautiful passages in Mark Twain. That's why I find it so exciting -- how often do you find a piece like that?" said Bradley, acknowledging the essay as one of "three great pieces" of nonfiction Twain wrote.

In His Private Books, Signs of Mark Twain as Critic - NYTimes.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:00:06 +0000

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In His Private Books, Signs of Mark Twain as Critic - NYTimes.com

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Since he was both an enthusiastic early adopter of new technologies and a writer addicted to scribbling in the margins of his books, Mark Twain would have LOVED "Reframe It" !

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Scrawled in the Margins, Signs of Twain as a Critic