monday reads

Tom Engelhardt: The Last War and the Next One


Bill Moyers: Beware The Simplifiers


Welcome To Al Queda's Next Recruitment Poster.
New Orleans on the Euphrates.


Maybe the reason the misperception persists that there are no atheists in foxholes is that nonbelievers must either shut up about their views or be hounded out of the military. (h/t Digby)


Tens of thousands of people rioted over high food prices in Somalia's capital today, hurling stones that smashed car windows and prompted hundreds of shops to close.


Summit County [Ohio] judge orders Taser references deleted from medical examiner's rulings. (via Raw Story) Also read this post from Lotus - A shocking return to the death penalty.


Violet Blue is at the Maker Faire

Liz Phair - Cinco de Mayo