Poor People Problems

Fifth of tsunami survivors have homes — By the end of this year only one-fifth of people left homeless by the tsunami will be in permanent homes. 308,000 homes still needed in the three hardest-hit countries.
More Blacks Live With Pollution — “Poor communities, frequently communities of color but not exclusively, suffer disproportionately . . . If you look at where our industrialized facilities tend to be located, they’re not in the upper middle class neighborhoods.”
Katrina Evacuees Decry Mardi Gras Plans — I hate to be a party pooper, but I think they have a point.
Two countries, one booming, one struggling: which one followed the free-trade route? — Who’s doing better? WTO member, party to NAFTA, Mexico? Or, Vietnam, released from trade restrictions less than ten years ago, fending for itself?
Enough with the poor people! What’s going on in cloning?
S. Korean’s Cloning Research Put in Doubt — One of the researchers involved in the Korean cloning plot is trying to distance himself from the work. I’m Not really sure how this …places the entire cloning and stem cell field under a cloud. But that’s what this article is telling us. —