Lance Steagall

The fear pervading the print industry right now is understandable; media organizations are hemorrhaging money; ad sales are anemic; online revenues are inadequate and show little potential for improvement. But some of the reactions provoked by this fear strike one more as scapegoating rather than an honest investigation of reality. In that vein--the recent claim made by Creative Cloud that social media is killing print media.

So my older sister, being the doin-good type, is a proud employee of Seventh Generation - a corporation I'm not ashamed to plug. Right now SevGen (get hip to the lingo) is sponsoring the "Million Baby Crawl," which means, at present, hundreds of babies are inching down from the Burlington, VT headquarters, all the way to DC. There, they'll raise some hell on the Green as they demand toxic chemical policy reform. It's a good cause, one close to any new mother's heart, and I encourage you to go support these fine young citizens.

The end of an era? Does Mr. T really pity the fool who doesn't buy a Flavorwave convection oven? That's the kind of question American regulators will soon be asking, in light of revisions announced Monday to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's advertising guidelines. The commission, which works against “fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices,” has modified its code regulating endorsements and testimonials.

Healthy democracies require a healthy populace. More and more Americans are becoming more concerned about what they put in their bodies, and the burgeoning local food movement is one of the most hands-on, progressive actions individual citizens can take. As such, we’re beginning a weekly focus on the sustainable food movement.

The latest from long-time friend of the Seminal, Mike Stark. Mark Stein, the Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress, on Limbaugh's equating Democrats to Nazis:I think everybody in the political system ought to eschew these remarks. I think this sorts of fire-bomb labeling is McCarthyism at its worst, whether from the left or the right...

From BHO's Family Day proclamation: