FDA Hacks Whistleblowers to Protect Industry Interests

The FDA is seriously compromised in its mission to protect public health from the dangers of pharmaceuticals and food products. This incident, in which the agency persecuted and ultimately fired scientists acting to protect the public, is just the latest example of what has become a rogue federal agency.
http://www.naturalnews.com/034824_FDA_scientists_hacking_whistleblowers.html

Here is a petition site if you would like to register your dissatisfaction with the FDA's actions in this case.
http://www.whistleblowers.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1333

Most of the Washington Post's story that broke this news.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fda-staffers-sue-agency-over-surveillance-of-personal-e-mail/2012/01/23/gIQAj34DbQ_story.html?sub=AR

Folklorist’s Global Jukebox Goes Digital

This is an amazing story with an inspiring and empowering legacy. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/arts/music/the-alan-lomax-collection-from-the-american-folklife-center.html?hp