Aug 30, 2011

Letter from Prison: Tim DeChristopher Speaks

DeChristopher is in prison for two years for disrupting a government oil lease giveaway, excuse me, auction, which was later declared incorrectly administered. From Grist.org, August 29, 2011. Accessed August 30, 2011.

The Election March of the Trolls

By Chris Hedges. From Truthdig.com, August 29, 2011. Accessed August 29 , 2011.

Lost in the Debt Ceiling Debate: The Legal Duty to Create Jobs

By Jeanne Mirer and Marjorie Cohn. Your right to work--it’s the law! From War Is A Crime.org, August 11, 2011. Accessed August 27, 2011.

Our Politics Are Sick

By Kurt Andersen. Cogently presented, but without reference to the three great crosses we bear: racism, homophobia, and misogyny. From the New York Times, August 19, 2011. Accessed August 20, 2011.

The best way to fight the two-party monopoly

By Michael Lind. I’m not sure the author provides the answer promised in the title, but it is worth the read anyway. From Salon.com, August 9, 2011. Accessed August 9, 2011.

What Happened to Obama?

by Drew Westen. From the New York Times, August 6, 2011. Accessed August 7, 2011.