The Briefing 10-13-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Second US Ebola case reminder humanity has not mastered plague, despite medical advances

Second U.S. Ebola Case Confirmed; Caregiver Remains in Isolation, NBC News (Maggie Fox and Elisha Fieldstadt)

Obama Orders Immediate Federal Action To Help Halt Spread Of Ebola, Huffington Post (AP)

2) Supreme Court acting as barometer of evolving morality in same sex marriage non-decision

Supreme Court Allows Same-Sex Marriage in Idaho, New York Times (Adam Liptak)

Judge Blocks Alaska Gay Marriage Ban, New York Times (AP)

3) Colorado faces moral insanity of celebrating marijuana for adults while condemning for teens

Yes to Marijuana Ballot Measures, New York Times (Editorial Board)

Colorado ‘Lab Rat’ Campaign Warns Teens of Pot Use, Wall Street Journal (Dan Frosch)

4) Changing name of Columbus Day superficial attempt to address issues of colonialism

Instead of Columbus Day, some U.S. cities celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, CNN (Emanuella Grinberg)