On Wednesday, John Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore quietly announced it had discontinued its program that focuses on Black Lung Disease. The controversial program had been suspended in 2013, two days after a joint investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News revealed how physicians at the nationally recognized university hospital had routinely helped the coal … [Read more...] about Johns Hopkins Terminates Compromised Black Lung Program -Jamie Smith Hopkins, Center for Public Integrity (9/30)
Social Justice/社会正義
Syriza and its “Left” Critics (Portside)
Syriza and its "Left" Critics Mark SolomonSeptember 30, 2015Portside Despite being forced to accept under duress the Troika's demands to agree to a punitive memorandum, Syriza was able to maintain the trust and respect of a vast electorate, especially working class and young voters. With that, the original vision of Syriza not only did not die, but … [Read more...] about Syriza and its “Left” Critics (Portside)
Our 70th Anniversary Homework: Confronting the Myths and Learning the Lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki/我々の70年記念宿題：神話に抗してヒロシマとナガサキの教訓を学ぶ
In March of 1946, eight months after the atomic bomb was dropped, the city of Hiroshima stood in ruins. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)1946年3月、原爆が落とされた後8ヶ月目、ヒロシマの市街は残骸の中に立つ（写真：ウィキメデイア共有地）Seventy years ago, two nuclear weapons targeted against cities which met the criteria of having “densely packed workers’ homes,” killed more than 200,000 people in the Japanese cities of … [Read more...] about Our 70th Anniversary Homework: Confronting the Myths and Learning the Lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki/我々の70年記念宿題：神話に抗してヒロシマとナガサキの教訓を学ぶ
Emily Strasser: Letter from Hiroshima
Today marks seventy years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. On this day seventy years ago, my grandfather was working in the top-secret lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that was responsible for enriching the uranium that fueled the Hiroshima bomb. If he understood the extent of the project before news of the bombing crackled over the radio that day, I’ll never know. He would … [Read more...] about Emily Strasser: Letter from Hiroshima
Christian Appy, America’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 Years Later
OpEdNews Op Eds 8/4/2015 at 10:28:13 See original and reprinted versions … [Read more...] about Christian Appy, America’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 Years Later