The Editor Was a Lobbyist
-explains how a former industry lobbyist got to alter an official report on climate change
» "Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming" (The New York Times)
From Freedom Fries to Jones' Retreat
- says support for the war in Iraq is eroding in Congress
» US News and World Report
White Noise
- on the deeper issues of white music fans liking hip-hop
» Basic Book
Plan B
- thinks he has found another place for an Olympic stadium
» NYC 2012
Olympic Feat
- on the changing NYC Olympic bid
» Around the Rings
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Errol Louis Columnist for the Daily News
- on the Mayoral ...
Life's Worth
- on compensating the victims of September 11th
Feinberg Says No More
Just one day before his WNYC interview, 9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund master Kenneth Feinberg published a must-read opinion piece in the Star-Ledger, arguing, among other things, that:
>the victims of future terror attacks probably should not be compensated by the federal government
>if compensation is given after future terror attacks, it should be a flat rate for every victim, not calibrated to projected future earnings
>9/11 was a truly exceptional circumstance, different even from the 1998 Africa bombings and the Oklahoma City bombing, and the government's response should not serve as a precedent
Your thoughts:
As a person who filed a claim for my brother who lost his wife, I found the program very disturbing. It was run well, but it paid my brother, a banker, a lot of money that he did not need. There are a lot of people and businesses that actually do need help.
-Anonymous in Queens
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