monday reads

Naomi Klein: Financial crisis part of Bush 'shock doctrine'


Scott Horton: An October Suprise in Pakistan?


Devilstower: Three Times is Enemy Action


No Americans say that the national economy is getting better, 13% say it is staying the same, and 82% say the national economy is getting worse.


In 2007, Wall Street's five biggest firms-- Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley - paid a record $39 billion in bonuses to themselves.


America's Finest News Source: Man Succumbs To 7-Year Battle With Health Insurance