tuesday reads

Chris Hedges: The Idiots Who Rule America


Homeless numbers 'alarming'


An ugly line has been crossed in this presidential campaign, one in which some people don't mind calling Barack Obama a dangerous Muslim, a terrorist and worse.


OH Secretary of State's Website Hacked


Dan Froomkin

It's hard at this point to look ahead to the presidential election and its aftermath without looking back at the wreckage. And so, in the continued avalanche of newspaper endorsements of Democrat Barack Obama, a successful presidency is frequently being defined as the precise opposite of the current one.

Hmmm. I thought that Obama had the youth vote sewn up.

Real America

monday reads

Early Voting starts today in Travis county - through October 31^st.


Afghanistan: Fighting In A "Hornet's Nest"


Congressman Dennis Kucinich calls for probe of bonuses for Wall Street aid recipients.


Nick Turse: The Rising Body Count on Main Street : The Human Fallout from the Financial Crisis


The Office of Legal Counsel coughs up another hairball.


Juan Cole's take on Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama.



Ethan Persoff has posted ten frightening Halloween masks for you to download, print and scare the neighbors.