Anarchism, the Creed That Won’t Stay Dead. ‘The protests have often been condemned in the mainstream

news media as imbecilic and chaotic, all action and no

theory. But that is also an anarchist trait. Its adherents have

long been dismissed as uneducated and unwashed.

Anarchism’s most memorable slogan, coined by Enrico

Malatesta of Italy, is “propaganda by deed.”

“With the decline of socialism, you have seen anarchism go

through a revival as an easy way to oppose global

capitalism,” said Paul Avrich, a leading historian of anarchism

who teaches at Queens College in New York.’ New York Times

Flu vaccine shortage prompts US to test half-doses

NASA satellites monitor western wildfires from space

As soot-covered firefighters face the billowing roar and crackle of the convulsing

flames on Earth, NASA’s Earth Probe satellite hangs in the silence of space

monitoring the plumes of smoke 740 km below.

Every few hours, a global map of smoke and other aerosols detected by Earth

Probe are updated at the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) web site.

Better Living Standards, Childhood Leukemia Linked

“Leukemia cases among young British children

are increasing and doctors suspect improved living standards

could be the cause.

Youngsters are exposed to fewer common infections than they used to be so their immune

systems are weaker and not as good at combating illnesses, British researchers said Friday.”

Humphrey Bogart And Marilyn Monroe, Sort Of

“A futuristic mafia drama set on a spaceship

and starring celluloid greats Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe

would be the greatest movie ever, according to a survey by

online retailer Amazon.co.uk.”