Cancer Profiteering, Or Is It Really?

See the Book

According to the most recent issue (2010) of the Cancer Statistic Report published in American Cancer Society's bimonthly publication CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, cancer is a leading cause of death among the US population, second only to heart disease (which I am currently reading about and hope to write about soon.)  The 2008 issue of this annual report informs us, that in 2005 alone, the total number of deaths in the U.S. due to cancer was upwards of 559,000 people.

An Important Movie: The Corporation

Have you watched "The Corporation"?  It is highly educational and informative, especially the long version, which includes many interviews and commentaries by the producers and also the discussion with Professor Joel Bakan, author of the book "The Corporation: Pathological pursuit of profit and power." Part of the movie can be watched online.  Here are the first among 23 parts: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.  I think this would make for a far more important and worthy material than what is typically covered in middle and high school social studies curricula.  If you might be interested in supporting the effort of the producers of the movie, you could do so here.

The Struggle for Truth ...

True or False by Scott Kim

What is the truth, and how do we distinguish truth from falsehood?  It is not easy to answer this question.  Some even argue that there is no such thing as objective truth.  Faced with such a dilemma, some settle for what they already believe in, while others keep seeking the truth.  Which camp we are in depends largely on how we are brought up.  I think that the journey is much more interesting than the destination, and hence I hope to be able to not settle and keep the sense of wonder alive.  Another related question is what is Justice? There is a very interesting course at Harvard University on this very subject, namely Justice.