What They Are Saying: 10.28.09
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Death penalty in dollars: Capital punishment is capital-intensive, but we often overlook its literal cost. [Philadelphia Inquirer] Taxing the Chevys: The Senate’s way to fund health-care reform would hit more than “Cadillac” benefits. [Washington Post] Prop. 8 cuts both ways: The fight over same-sex marriage has spawned unsavory political tactics on both sides of the issue. [LA Times] When Kerry met Karzai: The senator showed that a polite, private push can work with the Afghan president. [Philadelphia Inquirer] Troop level in Afghanistan is the easy part [LA Times] Yellow flag on brain trauma: There is mounting evidence that the violent hits in football cause brain injuries, both dementia and concussive trauma. [Boston Globe]
Microchips and Monopolies: If Intel is abusing its outsize clout to marginalize rivals and hinder the development of competitive products, it should be made to stop. [New York Times] Latest battle in book price wars: The American Booksellers Association is asking the US Department of Justice last week for an investigation into the “predatory” behavior of online retailers. [Boston Globe] Distracted flying: There’s simply no acceptable explanation for why two seasoned Northwest Airlines pilots cruised obliviously past Minneapolis at 37,000 feet on a flight from San Diego last week. [USA Today] Flight 188: Asleep at the stick? One aviator has no trouble imagining that two Northwest Airlines pilots could have been sleeping when they overshot Minneapolis. [LA Times] Distraction: Nightmare at 37,000 feet – The Northwest pilots who were practicing their new owner’s scheduling system on laptops while the plane overflew its destination should be fired. [Boston Globe] Food, Humanity, Habitat and How We Get to 2050: We need to find a way to make food and energy production sustainable in the broadest possible sense — looking out for ourselves as well as other species. [New York Times]
When are you too old to beg for candy? [Chicago Tribune] On court, candor is in the air: What a difference one justice, and a TV camera, can make in opening up the Supreme Court to the people it serves [USA Today] |
