FDA to weigh if food dyes make kids hyperactive
Manufacturers say reviews by regulators around the world confirm the dyes are safe. The Center for Science in the Public Interest argues, however, there is plenty of data showing the dyes trigger hyperactivity in kids who are predisposed to it.
FDA to weigh if food dyes make kids hyper – Health – Kids and parenting.
Why Is the American Economy Still Stalled
The chairman and editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report argues that the situation is less visible than it might otherwise be as our social safety net is partially masking the real situation: “The modern-day soup line is a check in the mail”.
The Sceptical Market Observer: Why Is the American Economy Still Stalled.
Americans say save the economy, not the planet
The Great Recession appears to have had a big – and negative – impact on Americans’ sympathy for Mother Earth.
The War on Elizabeth Warren
When the 2008 financial crisis struck, many observers—myself included—thought that it would force opponents of financial regulation to rethink their position. After all, conservatives hailed the debt boom of the Bush years as a triumph of free-market finance right up to the moment it turned into a disastrous bust.
But we underestimated the speed and determination with which opponents of regulation would rewrite history. Almost instantly, that free-market boom was retroactively reinterpreted; it became a disaster brought on by, you guessed it, excessive government intervention.
Paul Krugman write in The War on Elizabeth Warren – NYTimes.com
Crime Rates Are Plummeting—And No One Knows Why
Alternet’s piece Crime Rates Are Plummeting—And No One Knows Why poses the question, “Could it be that America is actually turning less violent? Or are we as violent as ever — but have simply found different ways of assuaging our urges?”
It posits that crime is a choice, and when options are limited, the choice becomes crime. Economics is about choices such as this. It also separates Conservative and Progressive worldviews. Conservatives tend to believe that people are inherently bad. Therefore, our criminal justice system is based on punishment and on the Christian concept of penance, hence penitentiary. Progressives tend to believe that people are inherently good. They believe that people react to fairness, and where the deck appears to be stacked against someone, the reaction may be to act out or to commit a crime to take what’s owed them. As animals, humans are opportunistic, so there is more than one motivator; nonetheless, the concept of equity is important.
Politicians Push Gold Standard: Have Americans Totally Lost Trust in Our Institutions?
People across the United States are losing trust in the dollar. Georgia, Virginia and 9 other states have considered so-called “Constitutional tender” laws that would require, in at least some cases, that state governments collect and make payments only in gold or silver. South Carolina and Virginia are considering creating their own currencies. Utah legislators just passed a bill allowing the use of gold and silver currency.
Politicians Push Gold Standard: Have Americans Totally Lost Trust in Our Institutions? | | AlterNet.
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