In case you thought they weren’t experimenting on us anymore….
Lawmakers and the NAACP are calling for an investigation into reports that federally funded scientific experiments in 2000 spread sewage sludge on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to test if it could fight lead poisoning in children.
Life expectancy for the nation as a whole has increased, but the affluent have made greater gains, researchers said. New government research has found “large and growing†disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades.
So this morning I hear this on Democracy Now!
Pro-choice activists are gathering around the country today to mark the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. In Albany, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is addressing the Family Planning Advocates of New York State. Shortly after taking office last year, Spitzer introduced a bill that would declare abortion a fundamental right for women. The bill would also ensure abortion remains legal in New York should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. [includes rush transcript]
And by the afternoon, this is the new headline…
NY governor linked to prostitution ring
NEW YORK – Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the crusading politician who built his career on rooting out corruption, apologized Monday after allegations surfaced that he paid thousands of dollars for a high-end call girl. He did not elaborate on the scandal, which drew calls for his resignation.
What’s really going on?!