Good Words from Morgan Freeman

Here is a great excerpt from an interview with Morgan Freeman conducted by Mike Wallace. In it Mr. Freeman expresses his dislike towards having a Black History Month and challenges Mike Wallace with a question Mr. Wallace clearly feels uncomfortable answering.  Freeman then goes on to offer a beautiful and simple humanist solution to racism.

To my understanding this is an excerpt from CBS' 60 Minutes conducted by Mike Wallace, one of the show's original correspondents. As to the date of publication, that I do not know.

Peace,


-Steve

Nation of Change

I stumbled across this progressive news site: http://www.nationofchange.org/
I've got to say it's got some excellent articles that have led to some hours of enlightening reads. It's a free, reader supported media source that only publishes digitally.

Some interesting recent articles include the following:

Three Good reasons to Liquidate our Empire

The Ongoing Costs of the Iraqi War

Will Oceans' Tides Supply Endless Electricity

Now, this is obviously a media source that is slanted politically towards the left. However, I believe that many of the articles contain important information that is kept out of the mainstream media sources we seem to find ourself turning to first due to their convenience or (comparably) subconsciously comforting reports.  One article (the second listed) led me to this site which now reads the cost of the war(s) the US are involved in at:

Source: National Priorities Project

Compare this to the price you see when you click on the link and tell me you're not slightly sickened.
The prices are supplied by the National Priorities Project which I strongly support in it's efforts of demystifying the information presented to te public on a daily basis.

I hope Nation of Change finds it's way into your bookmark folders or your daily regime of media consumption.

Sincerely,


-S

"The Man Who Had HIV and Now Does Not"

      I was purchasing some film, milk and other assorted necessities including a surprisingly cheap yet well equipped home sewing (emergency) kit ($4.99) from Walgreens and as I was waiting to approach the cashier I spotted a magazine that caught my eye.

Cover Photograph: ©Robert Stolarik/Polaris

          I admit, first it was the chaotic cover image of New York Magazine's latest issue (June 6th) that displayed seemingly dead bushes suggesting a secret burial site that caught my eye. However, we are not here to discuss the all more visually prevalent Long Island serial killer. Rather, we are here to highlight an individual who's premature burial tho seemingly inescapable has miraculously been delayed.  What convinced me to purchase this issue was the headline that read "The Man Who Was Cured Of AIDS." You can access the online article HERE. Award wining journalist, Tina Rosenberg, does a beautiful job writing about Timothy Brown's risky transplant that led to his cure of HIV.   The article also features subtly chilling images by the very talented Dan Winters and here is an example:

©Dan Winters 2011

This is incredible news and there isn't any way for me to do it any more justice than to bring it to your attention. Please take some time to read through the article.


Sincerely,

-S.

P.S. Additional information about HIV and AIDS can be found from the following sources:
-http://www.aids.gov/
-http://www.aids.org/
-http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/

as well as numerous other sources.

Other articles:
L.A. Times
Los Angeles Daily News
Afro American Newspaper
Natural News