Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (disasteraccountability.org)
On February 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a recall of 143 million pounds of beef produced by California’s Hallmark/Westland plant – a major supplier of beef for USDA’s School Lunch Program. The massive scope of the recall argued for emergency measures to ensure that no more of the potentially dangerous beef was […]
Photo by George Armstrong, FEMA Federal, state and local agencies are assessing the damages caused by a rare winter swarm of tornadoes that swept southern states Tuesday night. [See NY Times interactive map.] Hardest hit were the states of Arkansas to Tennessee. The death toll currently stands at 57.Â
According to the Nonprofit Times, Frances Townsend is being considered to head the American Red Cross. The former CEO, Mark Everson, was dismissed over a personal relationship with a subordinate, the ARC reported this week. But, Townsend, who recently resigned as President Bush’s homeland security adviser, could be an even worse choice for the position. […]
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