The Unsung Heroine
By Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
In this tear-jerking eulogy for a civil rights hero, Harold Meyerson calls Mildred McWilliams Jeffrey, 'the great, behind-the-scenes strategist of modern American feminism.' When she passed away in Detroit two weeks ago, 'both Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Senator Debbie Stabenow told the media that they would not be in their current positions without the decades of work that Millie had put in on behalf of equal opportunities for women.' After the Second World War Jeffrey helped put the auto workers on the map as 'the greatest force for social democracy that America has ever known.' -- Jacob Wheeler
http://www.prospect.org/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=7536

Is Air America Any Good?
By Ben Williams, Slate Magazine
What will it take to subdue the conservative talk empire? And is goofy, if not aloof, Al Franken up to the task? Critics say he 'needs to sharpen up.' The Boston Globe calls him a poor interviewer; The New York Times thinks his 'mix of mockery and mild indignation proves the difficulty of matching the fervor and ferocity of right-wing radio.' 'Rush Limbaugh can sleep soundly. For now,' said the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. -- Jacob Wheeler
http://slate.msn.com/id/2097979/

Organ Donor Registry Is No Dead Giveaway
By Gail Johnson, Straight.com
British Columbia residents waiting for an organ donation know the downside to the Canadian province's good road safety record and low rate of violent deaths, especially compared to the unruly neighbor to the south. 'According to the British Columbia Transplant Society, nearly 85 percent of people in the province support organ donation,' reports Gail Johnson. 'But not even 15 percent are registered to be donors after they die.' Johnson compares various countries' approaches to identifying transplant donors. Some, like Spain, Belgium, and France, assume consent unless the person already opted out. British Columbia's registry program, on the other hand, requires potential donors to take more initiative. -- Jacob Wheeler
http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=1608