friday reads

The Bush Beat: One Thousand and One Arabian Nightmares


Violet Blue: Fear of a Gay Planet


Naomi Klein: In Praise of a Rocky Transition


AMERICAblog: Complaint filed against Mormon Church Prop 8 activities


Retail sales in the U.S. dropped in October by the most on record, pushing the economy toward the worst slump in decades.


Russian church 'taken by thieves'