Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Bright-Sided.( Sigrid Estrada )
By Gwen Outen
The Making Of Pandemic Flu
Seasonal flu. H1N1 flu. What's the difference? How bad will it get? How do we know? Should we worry about the vaccines? With so many questions looming, it's time to call on Dr. Anthony Fauci for answers. The director for the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases talks about the pandemic flu, seasonal flu and steps you can take to stay healthy this winter.
NPR's Quil Lawrence From The Other Battlefield - Iraq
Although the war in Afghanistan seems to get more attention these days, there is still daily violence in Iraq. Earlier today in Diyala province, a suicide bomber killed six people and wounded ten others. Quil Lawrence, NPR's Baghdad bureau chief talks about today's bombing, and rising tensions north of the country between Arabs and Kurds.
What Are You So Happy About?
According to author Barbara Ehrenreich, there is destructive power in positive thinking. Ehrenreich experienced it when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and she is fed-up with inspirational phrases and enforced happiness in an attempt to avoid feeling angry. A cheerful outlook, she argues, will not cure her cancer. Ehrenreich talks about her new book, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.
Snitching Can Get You Killed
In an article for the Chicago Tribune entitled "Snitch and you're a dead man", John Fountain writes that while not snitching is a familiar code of conduct, he wishes that there was a way "to snitch in a way that would not jeopardize our lives and our family's once the bad guys learned we had ratted them out." Fountain argues that you can't blame people for trying to survive by refusing to snitch.
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