A recent New York Times column from Nicholas Kristof illustrates, almost inadvertently, why the rise of new, less cautious reporting outfits (WhoWhatWhy for example) is so crucial. Headlined "New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer," the essay describes a new report on cancer from a presidential board...As I said - we already knew. Baker says it better than me. Wait - am I "fringe" since I knew?
But why have we--and columnists upon whom we depend for our analysis, waited until the mainstream finally confirmed the warnings of the "fringe"?
Why wait until establishment bodies finally do their thing?
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Finally...
Cancer Warning Ring Any Bells?
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