I'm glad readers appreciate Samuelson's article. Others stop at the scapegoat (execs). He delves deeper.
We can't afford to excuse waste of energy in 'poor countries'. Actually it indicates luxury of affluent people in
those countries. 300 new cars hit Mumbai???s heavily clogged roads daily. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/global-warming-just-what-overcrowded-polluted-india-didnt-need-the-3000-car-454140.html It???d be easier to wake Americans up from their dream than to get ruling elites in poor countries -who are fixated on the American dream -to adopt a (Gandhian) state of the mind. Sharadchandra D Jog Mumbai
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What a great idea Michael Goldsmith proposes in his MY TURN essay (Nov. 10) to have Major League Baseball proclaim July 4, 2009, ALS-Lou Gehrig Day "Batting for the Cure"! While there are many studies underway, massive new funding is needed to conquer this dreaded disease. As someone who lost his wife of 48 years to ALS last year, I can testify to the helplessness that is felt by those afflicted. There is no easy diagnosis, no treatment and no cure for ALS. Many of us have held walks, baseball games, bake sales, etc., to raise funds to work for the cure. We have appealed to Congress and our state legislatures. There are baseball teams, such as the Phillies, who have dramatically helped ALS fundraising. But what a day July 4, 2009, could be if it became ALS-Lou Gehrig Day! The Michael Goldsmiths and their families could find some hope in a world with very little now.
John H. Gauger
Macungie, Pa.
Clarification
In an article in the Oct. 20 issue ("Ready, Aim, Fire!"), we should have noted that an accompanying illustration of Barack Obama was based on original artwork created by Christopher Cox. We apologize for not crediting Mr. Cox.
Corrections
In chapter III of the "President Obama, 44." issue (Nov. 17), we wrote that Bill Clinton "compared Obama to Jesse Jackson, who had won the South Carolina primary in 1988 and 1992 by appealing directly to black votes." In fact, Jackson ran in '84 and '88, not '88 and '92. And they were caucuses, not primaries.
In Tip Sheet's "The Great Holiday Countdown" (Nov. 10), we misstated the Web site where readers can buy wallsize stickers of the Jonas Brothers band. The correct address is fathead.com. NEWSWEEK regrets the errors.
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