DKos: Edwards Evening News Roundup - April 22, 2007 edition

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by TomP
Sun Apr 22, 2007 at 08:50:42 PM EDT
Well, it's Earth Day and I'll lead off with part of John Edwards' message today:

Global warming is an emergency that requires all of us to take action today. Without action, the coming decades will bring droughts, forest fires, and deadly heat waves. Global warming also threatens our national security - from worldwide conflicts over food, water, disease, and famine to instability here at home if droughts in Mexico cause large numbers of refugees, climate change has the potential to ignite a chain reaction of global instability.

"But this looming crisis also presents a great opportunity for America - we can stop global warming and launch a new energy economy at the same time, creating more than a million new jobs. To do that, we need to act now and adopt science-based caps on carbon emissions. We must cap global warming pollutants now, reducing pollution by 15 percent by 2020 and by 80 percent by 2050.

More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/22/20208/9637

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1. Trial of Socrates - by I.F. Stone

One of Edwards favorite books, "Trial of Socrates" by I.F. Stone.

My favorite quote from Stone is about everything journalists need to know to do go work, two words, "Governments lie."

Here is the description of "Trial of Socrates" - Since his retirement in 1971, former muckraker Stone has turned classicist. He is especially fascinated by Socrates's trial because it represents a "black mark" for the free and democratic Athens that he admires. Stone argues that while the Athenian verdict cannot be defended, it can be understood: Socrates was an anti-democratic reactionary whose philosophy posed a genuine threat to liberal ideals. Stone's portrait of Socrates sharply contrasts with the popular hagiographies and will stimulate a wide range of readers, although specialists will find much to argue with.

What does this have to do with Edwards?

:shrug: