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From : radio.indymedia.org
This week the focus of our show was the DNC, with Bob reporting live from Denver. However, we managed to fit in reports from Gaza and a world news bulletin, before connecting up with Bob. read more ]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:32:21 -0400 A Critical Ear 2008-08-28 11110406 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/sunlights-party-time-tries-to-crash-qwest-party/11110406/
From : Videos in Democratic National Convention Event
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From : That's Good Medicine
The Real History of Medicine Show Title: History Repeating: Empirically Minded Doctors Increasing Despite Political and Economic Disadvantages Mainstream Doctors Join Anti-Aging Bandwagon (MSNBC.com): Highlights the often bitter tension between conventional medicine (rationalist minded doctors) and the empiricist minded doctors ( anti-aging physicians - the largest aggregate of empirically minded contemporary integrative medicine doctors today). Analogy: Anti-aging medicine is to FDA-approval-based medicine now as homeopathy was to allopathic medicine in the 1800s. The same vested interests don’t want to see natural, integrative medicine flourish today. Prime therapy of concern to modern day drug companies and rationalists : Bio-identical hormones. Hierarchy of Scientific Study Types from Empiricism to Rationalism : Case studies, animal experiments, expert opinions, descriptive reports, epidimiology studies, expert concensus, cohort or case-control analyses, non-randomized and randomized controlled trials. Greatest Obstacle to Mainstreaming Integrative Medicine: Financial Limitations. Big Pharma has more money for: 1) marketing on mainstream media, 2) FDA/AMA/medical board schmoozing, and 3) congressional lobbying. In 2007 the pharmaceutical industry was Washington s largest lobbying force, according to report by Center for Public Integrity. What was Pharma s ROI ? They squashed recent Congressional efforts to restrict drug media advertising. Is Anti-Aging Medicine Just About Physicians Trying to Boost Their Income ? That s what one ivory tower doctor said in the MSNBC.com story. Boosting income is part of it, but more important is the steadily growing public demand for therapeutic approaches that promote health. Are the Rationalist Drug-Oriented Doctors More Mechanically Minded/The Empiricist Integrative Medicine Doctors More Bio-Energetically Minded? One thing the MSNBC story got right was that “most conventional doctors are mechanics. They fix things.” Those are the rationalist physicians of today. Most empirically-minded doctors tend to be healers of the psyche, the nervous system, the endocrine system and the all-important immunological system ( Psychoneuroimmunology, PNI as it s called). And which therapeutic approaches probably hold greatest promise for the future of our health, healing, prevention and anti-aging ? Bioenergetic approaches. Good Medicine Word of the Week: Anti-Aging Medicine - the realm of modern-day empiricists. But a better name is Integrative Medicine. Next Week s Show: 4th installment of History of Healing – History of Killing. We ll explore how Big Pharma is in cahoots with the FDA, violating our constitutional rights. ]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:00:14 -0400 #6: History of Healing-History of Killing - installment #3 10851330 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bill-moyers-journal-capitol-crimes-pbs/10851330/
From : YouTube :: Videos by pbs
http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers With former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is already serving five and a half years, expected to be sentenced on other charges next month, Bill Moyers takes viewers back to the scene of the crime in this update of CAPITOL CRIMES, an acclaimed documentary investigating the Abramoff lobbying scandal. The program examines the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulation that exposes the use and abuse of power in American politics. In this update of a report that aired in 2006, Moyers and his colleagues untangle emails, reports, interviews and facts on the record to reveal an astonishing pattern of criminal and political chicanery. Airs Friday, August 1, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers Author: PBS Keywords: abramoff bill campaign capitol contributions corruption crimes in islands lobbying marianas money moyers politics Added: August 1, 2008 ]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:12:31 -0400 BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Capitol Crimes | PBS 10750858 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/food-industry-hampered-by-2003-lobbying-success/10750858/
From : YouTube :: Videos by AssociatedPress
PlusFood Industry Hampered by 2003 Lobbying SuccessFood Industry Hampered by 2003 Lobbying SuccessThe Associated PressA food industry lobbying campaign took a bite out of government tools to track down adulterated produce. Now, the truncated system for tracking foodborne illness has bitten back. (July 21)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:Dateline: Washington][Notes:Various file vid tomatoes, people purchasing tomatoes, salsa] It's been one of the worst foodborne outbreaks in at least a decade....More than a twelve hundred people are recovering after getting sick from salmonella ... At first focusing on raw tomatoes for weeks ... the F-D-A has now shifted its focus to jalapeno peppers.That's after one pepper at a Texas food distribution center tested positive for the strain of salmonella linked to the outbreak. [Notes:Graphic $250,000,000]Now the food industry is just starting to get a grip on its losses ... an estimated two-hundred-fifty-million dollars. [Notes:SOT Dr. Robert Brackett, SVP, Chief Regulatory Affairs and Science Officer at The Grocery Manufacturers Association, former Director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: "I think in a case like this where you cannot get to the source quickly and you have many people exposed, where you have consumer confidence eroded the way it has been, surely this has been very, very expensive to both consumers and the industry."]That's in part because the government was forced to work with old record-keeping methods. [Notes:SOT William Hubbard, Retired Associate/Deputy Commissioner FDA: "Well it means that you've got to plow through lots of paper. And I think FDA is finding in salmonella and tomatoes case, that the records often aren't even on site. There at a corporate headquarters somewhere else which can take up to days to access those records."]F-D-A officials admit paper records hindered investigators this time around in their efforts to pinpoint the source of the salmonella...But they say... even if the agency had access to electronic records .... investigators might still not uncover the source of outbreaks faster.Even so .... some say .. All of this **could** have been avoided.Efforts to streamline the process were made back in 2003.That's when the F-D-A proposed all businesses keep electronic records.So **if** an outbreak occurred .... they could quickly trace the origin. [Notes:SOT William Hubbard, Retired Associate/Deputy Commissioner FDA: "If FDA had been given the resources and authority years ago that it asked for to solve these kinds of problems, I think we would have solved this already."][Notes:Vid file White House under graphic 'too expensive, too burdensome] BUT the food industry lobbied with the White House ... saying the policies were too expensive and too burdensome. [Notes:AP logo over vid docs]In fact ... The Food Marketing Institute called the rules ' unreasonable ' and ' unnecessary ' ....saying they would require the industry to maintain an ' exorbitant ' amount of information.The Grocery Manufacturers Association said the policies would force them to keep ' Cradle-to-Grave ' records... [Notes:SOT Caroline Smith DeWaal, Food and Safety Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest: "FDA's strong, proposed bioterrorism rules were significantly watered down before they became final."]That's also in part because F-D-A was **not** involved in the final decision making. [Notes:SOT William Hubbard, Retired Associate/Deputy Commissioner FDA: "There is a lot of negotiations about the rules above the FDA that the agency's not party to. That's unfortunate because sometimes the scientists should have been there to make their case."]The A-P reviewed government records between March 2003 and March 2004. [Notes:File vid White House] Those documents revealed at least ten meetings between industry representatives and the White House's Office of Management and Budget. [Notes:Graphic with logos]Some of the participants included ....Kraft ...the Grocery Manufacturers Association ...Procter&Gamble ...Kroger ...and Safeway.But now ... five years later .... parts of the industry are acknowledging their lobbying efforts were **too** successful. [Notes:SOT Caroline Smith DeWaal, Food and Safety Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest: "In a way the weak rules have now bitten the industry because they in fact have suffered as a result of the weak trace-back system."]And they're urging Congress to act again ... Hoping to prevent an outbreak like this latest one ... One that's forced the F-D-A to operate in slow motion to find the source. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: -------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Nicole Grether------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: AP/file--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: none----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: BC-Salmonella-Bite-Back------------------------------------ Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: fda salmonella food industry hampered by 2003 lobbying success Added: July 26, 2008 ]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:13:26 -0400 Food Industry Hampered by 2003 Lobbying Success 10368486 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-revolving-door-of-k-street/10368486/
From : Revver - american Videos
Author: newsproject Added: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:24:44 -0800 Duration: 401http://newsproject.org Capitol Hill lost yet another Congressman to K Street, as one more elected official rolled down the hill to a lobbying firm. Through the story of the latest defector, the ANP examines this trend, known as the "revolving door." ]]> Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:24:44 -0400 The Revolving Door of K Street 9329348 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/obama-lobbying-superdelegates-for-support/9329348/
From : YouTube :: Videos by AssociatedPress
Sen. Barack Obama received a front-runner's welcome Thursday on Capitol Hill, where he pressed superdelegates for their support. Obama needs less than 200 delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. (May 8) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: superdelegates obama lobbying support Added: May 8, 2008 ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 19:31:29 -0400 Obama Lobbying Superdelegates for Support 8616448 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/battle-in-sadr-city/8616448/
From : BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | PBS
Just back from being under fire in Sadr City this week, award-winning journalist Leila Fadel, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy, gives viewers on-the-ground analysis of the latest events and close-up look at the state of the war. And, Bill Moyers talks with Marth Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at University of Chicago, about church and state, and her newest book, LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE: IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA'S TRADITION OF RELIGIOUS EQUALITY. ]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:00:00 -0400 Battle in Sadr City 8330666 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/obama-on-ethics/8330666/
From : The Official Barack Obama Video Podcast
Barack Obama explains why a transparent government, free of influence from special interests, is essential to democracy. ]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0400 Obama on Ethics 11148926 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/david-beckmann/11148926/
From : Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBS
Bill Moyers talks with the president of Bread for the World about the challenges of combatting hunger. ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0400 David Beckmann 11148925 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hunger-in-america/11148925/
From : Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBS
The broadcast looks at shortages at America's food banks. ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0400 Hunger in America 11148923 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/cash-cows-and-cowboy-starter-kits/11148923/
From : Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBS
As food prices go sky high and millions go hungry in America, why are tax dollars being spent on farmers who don't farm? Bill Moyers Journal teams up with the PBS series Exposé: America's Investigative Reports to follow the trail of Washington Post reporters who uncovered more than $15 billion in "wasteful, unnecessary, or redundant expenditures" that have flowed from Washington to America's farmers. ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0400 Cash Cows and Cowboy Starter Kits 7970453 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hunger-in-america/7970453/
From : BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | PBS
As food prices go sky high and millions go hungry in America, why are tax dollars being spent on farmers who don't farm? Bill Moyers Journal teams up with the PBS series Exposé: America's Investigative Reports to follow the trail of Washington Post reporters who uncovered more than $15 billion in "wasteful, unnecessary, or redundant expenditures" that have flowed from Washington to America's farmers. The broadcast also looks at shortages at America's food banks; and Bill Moyers talks with David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, about challenges of combating hunger and the new farm bill being negotiated in Congress. ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:00:00 -0400 Hunger in America 10848789 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/monologue-4-9/10848789/
From : The Tonight Show
Hillary Clinton reveals her secret sleep aid to Ellen Degeneres. ]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:00 -0400 Monologue 4/9 7987744 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hope-in-the-congo-part-i/7987744/
From : Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBS
Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—a country almost one-fourth the size of the US—to follow aid workers and local relief efforts that are bringing hope to a forgotten land. "The aid agencies are almost substituting for a social welfare system that hasn't operated in these areas for decades," says Dominic MacSorley, Emergency Director for Concern Worldwide, an international aid organization. The broadcast profiles an innovative program that employs locals to bike food to remote areas. "The spirit of the people…hasn't dampened," says MacSorley. "The future for this country should be much, much brighter than it is." ]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0400 Hope in the Congo, Part I 7008508 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/politics-from-the-nations-capital-xm-radio-lobbying-february-2008/7008508/
From : The George Washington University - GW News Center
GW Presents “Politics: From The Nation's Capital” featuring Tim Stewart, a partner at American Capital Group and Julius W. Hobson, Jr., a senior policy advisor for Powell Goldstein, LLP and adjunct associate professor of political management at GW's Graduate School of Political Management. Hosted by veteran correspondent Sam Litzinger, the radio program takes you inside the political world, guided by experts from The George Washington University. ]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0500 "Politics: From the Nation's Capital," XM Radio: Lobbying, February 2008 6990188 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/texas-sweet-shop-owner-sour-on-lobbyists/6990188/
From : YouTube :: Videos by Veracifier
More at http://www.theuptake.org "Lobbying is the great evil of modern times" says Brandon Hodge, owner of two stores in Austin, Texas. His locally owned stores "Big Top Candy Shop" and "Monkey See Monkey Do" don't get a tax break from the Austin City Council, yet the council hands out tax breaks to large corporations. As Texas votes today, Hodge explains why he doesn't pay attention to the commercials the candidates put out and why the candidates are not always at fault when there's "dirty tricks" Author: Veracifier Keywords: clinton obama texas sanantonio san antonio primary caucus lobbying taxes Added: March 4, 2008 ]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:46:58 -0500 Texas Sweet Shop Owner Sour On Lobbyists 6983099 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/texas-sweet-shop-owner-sour-on-lobbyists/6983099/
From : recent posts - blip.tv (beta)
More at http://www.theuptake.org Lobbying is the great evil of modern times says Brandon Hodge, owner of two stores in Austin, Texas. His locally owned stores Big Top Candy Shop and Monkey See Monkey Do don t get a tax break from the Austin City Council, yet the council hands out tax breaks to large corporations. As Texas votes today, Hodge explains why he doesn t pay attention to the commercials the candidates put out and why the candidates are not always at fault when there s dirty tricks ]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:40:12 -0500 Texas Sweet Shop Owner Sour On Lobbyists 6983698 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/texas-sweet-shop-owner-sour-on-lobbyists/6983698/
From : Dailymotion - recent videos
More at http://www.theuptake.org “Lobbying is the great evil of modern times” says Brandon Hodge, owner of two stores in Austin, Texas. His locally owned stores “Big Top Candy Shop” and “Monkey See Monkey Do” don’t get a tax break from the Austin City Council, yet the council hands out tax breaks to large corporations. As Texas votes today, Hodge explains why he doesn’t pay attention to the commercials the candidates put out and why the candidates are not always at fault when there’s “dirty tricks”Author: Veracifier Tags: clinton obama texas sanantonio san antonio primary caucus lobbying taxes Posted: 04 March 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 ]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:41:36 -0500 Texas Sweet Shop Owner Sour On Lobbyists 6981347 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/texas-sweet-shop-sour-on-lobbyists/6981347/
From : recent posts - blip.tv (beta)
Brandon Hodge, owner of Big Top Candy Shop and Monkey See Monkey Do explains his motivating issue for Election 2008: lobbying ]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:14:04 -0500 Texas Sweet Shop Sour on Lobbyists 6959432 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-environment-report-march-3rd-2008/6959432/
From : The Environment Report
Industrial designers and Closed-Loop manufacturing; Human and wildlife clashes in suburbs; Junkyard music. ]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:19:33 -0500 The Environment Report - March 3rd, 2008 6876308 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/tpmtv-john-mccain-lobbyin-blues/6876308/
From : YouTube :: Videos by Veracifier
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The affair story was thin, thin, thin. But the lobbying shenanigans are the real deal. We look at the latest on Mr. Clean Government, John McCain, in today's episode of TPMtv. Author: Veracifier Keywords: politics video blog election08 john mccain lobbyist lobbying charlie black paxson lobby Added: February 25, 2008 ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:38:29 -0500 TPMtv: John McCain Lobbyin' Blues 6869249 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/tpmtv-john-mccain-lobbyin-blues/6869249/
From : recent posts - blip.tv (beta)
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The affair story was thin, thin, thin. But the lobbying shenanigans are the real deal. We look at the latest on Mr. Clean Government, John McCain, in today's episode of TPMtv. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:31:26 -0500 TPMtv: John McCain Lobbyin' Blues 6868361 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/lobbying-and-the-presidential-campaign/6868361/
From : WAMU: The Diane Rehm Show
One of the most widely-read Latin American novelists presents his latest work of fiction. It's a tragicomic tale of love and politics, poetry and dance, hope and despair against post-Pinochet Chile. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:05:09 -0500 Lobbying and the Presidential Campaign