thursday reads

Dan Froomkin takes a look at Preznit bu$h's pattern of deception on Iran.


Scott Horton takes a look at Fritz Stern's Imperial Hubris: A German Tale


Former bu$h counselor Dan Bartlett on the usefulness of right wing blogs:

That’s what I mean by influential. I mean, talk about a direct IV into the vein of your support. It’s a very efficient way to communicate. They regurgitate exactly and put up on their blogs what you said to them. It is something that we’ve cultivated and have really tried to put quite a bit of focus on.

Martha Rosenberg: The Many Faces of Big Pharma’s Disease Mongering

Jesus' General: The Electric Kool-Aid PhRMA Quest


Bipartisan PRO IP Bill Turns White House Into Hollywood's Private Enforcemet Agency


About one in every 31 adults in the United States was in prison, in jail or on supervised release at the end of last year, the Department of Justice reported yesterday.