Posted by Emily Coakley to findingDulcinea A controversial therapy that involves running an electric current through the brain to induce a seizure is still being used to varying degrees of success. Approximately 100,000 people each year seek electroconvulsive therapy, also known as electric shock therapy, according to MSNBC. ECT is used to treat severe depression […]
It Takes a Village to Run the Olympics
Posted by Emily Coakley to findingDulcinea You can lead a horse to China… Transporting horses to Beijing for Olympic equestrian events and housing and feeding thousands of athletes are among the many challenges for those who handle the logistics. Long, expensive flights has made just getting to Beijing a hassle for some Olympians. And although […]
David Carr and Michael Wolff Spar on the Future of Media
The following is the transcript of I Want Media’s Future of Media forum. The webcast was produced by GroundReport and powered by Mogulus. Catch the full video on-demand on www.groundreport.com/tv. I Want Media held its first-ever discussion forum, The Future of Media, at New York University on June 4, 2008. The Future of Media presented […]
McCain: Out of Touch on Trade
by Seth Michaels At a speech in Florida yesterday, Sen. John McCainmade a baffling pronouncement: The rising discontent in our country is not due to job losses, home foreclosures or the health care crisis, but rather the fact that we aren’t passing a bad trade deal with Colombia. Here’s what McCain had to say at yesterday’s event: We […]
Hezbollah’s Actions Ignite Sectarian Fuse in Lebanon
MENIEH, Lebanon — For two and a half days, Hussein al-Haj Obaid lay on the floor of a darkened warehouse in west Beirut, blindfolded and terrified. Militiamen loyal to Hezbollah had kidnapped him at a checkpoint after killing his nephew right in front of him. Bryan Denton for The New York Times Hussein al-Haj Obaid, a Sunni Muslim, […]
Cuba: Blocked Blogger Yoani Sánchez Receives Prestigious Award
Yoani Sánchez is probably the most famous blogger in Cuba, a country where internet access is very limited and controlled. Her blog Generación Y [es] is extremely popular for anyone interested about Cuba, and has been often featured as an example of cyber-dissidence in Western media such as The International Herald Tribune, The New York […]