Democracy Now - 24 aug 2010

An alternative daily newschannel. One hour with news as you do not see it elsewhere. http://www.democracynow.org Headlines for Aug 24, 2010 - Senators McCain, Murkowski Face Primary Challenges - Judge Blocks Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research - One Million Pakistanis Face Starvation in Balochistan - Relief Agencies Blocked from Using Pakistani Air Base Tied to US - US Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills 4 Women, 3 Children - NATO Troops Accused of Killing Eight Afghan Civilians - Imam Feisal Defends Islam as a Peaceful Religion - Thousands of Dead Fish Found in Mississippi River - Almost 200 Women Gang-Raped in the Congo - Report: 8.4 Million Californians Lack Health Insurance - U.S. Submits First Ever Human Rights Report to the UN - Charges Dropped For 100 G20 Protesters Special reports - Largest Egg Recall in U.S. History Brings Renewed Attention to Dangers of Industrial Farming The largest egg recall in U.S. history is bringing renewed attention on the dangers of factory farming and on growing consolidation in the industries responsible for the food many Americans eat. Over half a billion eggs have been pulled off U.S. shelves in the past two weeks following an outbreak of salmonella in the Midwest. Nearly 1,300 cases of people sickened by the eggs have been reported. Despite the size of the recall, responsibility falls on just two factory farms—Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, both from Iowa. - David Kirby on "The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms on Humans and the Environment" We speak with David Kirby about his book, Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms on Humans and the Environment. "We need more regulations and we need enforcement of the regulations," Kirby says. "These [food] companies are self policing and they are operating on the honor system and consumers are obviously paying the price." - Report: Global Food Security and Sovereignty Threatened by Corporate and Government "Land Grabs" in Poor Countries Since the food crisis of 2008, food justice activists have warned that governments in concert with multi-national corporations have accelerated a worldwide "land grab" to buy up vast swaths of arable land in poor countries. According to the Economist magazine, between 37 to 49 million acres of farmland were put up for sale in deals involving foreign nationals between 2006 and mid-2009. - Judge Blocks Federal Funding For Embryonic Stem Cell Research A federal judge has blocked President Obama's executive order restoring funding for embryonic stem cell research. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said the funding violates a 1996 law prohibiting federal money for any research that destroys or threatens human embryos. Obama's order had overturned a move by his predecessor George W. Bush to further restrict stem cell funding. http://www.democracynow.org

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