sunday reads

Glenn Greenwald: The Lawless Surveillance State


Sign up to support Congressman Wexler's call for Cheney Impeachments Hearings


bu$h wants power over JAG promotions

The Bush administration is pushing to take control of the promotions of military lawyers, escalating a conflict over the independence of uniformed attorneys who have repeatedly raised objections to the White House's policies toward prisoners in the war on terrorism.

The administration has proposed a regulation requiring "coordination" with politically appointed Pentagon lawyers before any member of the Judge Advocate General corps - the military's 4,000-member uniformed legal force - can be promoted.

Scott Horton has more on the politicizing of the military.


Forget about sea levels rising as glaciers and polar ice melt, and increasing water temperatures affecting global weather patterns. As the oceans absorb more and more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, they're gradually becoming more acidic.


Steven D: The Op-Ed the Liberal Media Rejected


Jon Swift: When Steroids Are Banned, Only Cheaters Will Have Steroids


"Mexicans!! Tonight we dine in ... SAN DIEGO!!!!" (via Dave Neiwert)