China economy seen to remain strong

China economy seen to remain strong: "The feel-good factor will also contribute to a rise in consumerism."

The Cincinnati Post - Ohio AG targets Wall Street

The Cincinnati Post - Ohio AG targets Wall Street: "Dann, a onetime Gary Hart campaign staffer and divorce lawyer, says he is trying to fill a void left by federal regulators, who he says haven't thoroughly probed how mortgages were turned into securities and sold to investors."

AlterNet: War on Iraq: Neocons Embrace Islamic Terror Group

AlterNet: War on Iraq: Neocons Embrace Islamic Terror Group: "Here you have virtually everything the Right claims to oppose all rolled into one: Islamism, Marxism, terrorism, and Saddam. Naturally, then, neoconservatives would utterly deplore the Mujahideen el-Khalq and everything it stands for, right?"

Fate of Great Lakes' water looks fluid - Los Angeles Times

Fate of Great Lakes' water looks fluid - Los Angeles Times

CJR: The "Other" Water Problem

CJR: The "Other" Water Problem

NOAA-18 Image Smoke from California wildfires reach 500 miles into the Pacific Ocean.

War costs may total $2.4 trillion - USATODAY.com

War costs may total $2.4 trillion - USATODAY.com: "$8,000 per man, woman and child in the country"

Part II: The Blow-Up: "the separation of the holder of a loan from the writer of a loan tended to create an overgenerous breed of loan officer"

Part I: The Blow-Up In Wall Street's summer of scary numbers, all eyes were on the mathematically trained financial engineers known as "quants."

The Columbus Dispatch : A dirtier lake from cleaner fuel?

The Columbus Dispatch : A dirtier lake from cleaner fuel?

Gore Derangement Syndrome - New York Times

Gore Derangement Syndrome - New York Times: "the personality cult the right tried to build around President Bush and the often hysterical denigration of Mr. Gore were, I believe, largely motivated by the desire to expunge the stain of illegitimacy from the Bush administration. "

The ‘Good Germans’ Among Us - New York Times

The ‘Good Germans’ Among Us - New York Times

'No end in sight' in Iraq, retired general says - Los Angeles Times

'No end in sight' in Iraq, retired general says - Los Angeles Times: "Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, who led U.S. forces in Iraq for a year after the March 2003 invasion, accused the Bush administration Friday of going to war with a 'catastrophically flawed' plan and said the United States is 'living a nightmare with no end in sight.'"

Sliming Graeme Frost - New York Times

Sliming Graeme Frost - New York Times: "a perfect illustration of the modern right-wing political machine at work, and in particular its routine reliance on character assassination in place of honest debate"

The Associated Press: Minnesota Soldiers' Benefits Fall Short

The Associated Press: Minnesota Soldiers' Benefits Fall Short

ENVIRONMENT-US: A Budding Market for Food Less Traveled

ENVIRONMENT-US: A Budding Market for Food Less Traveled

Annals of National Security: Shifting Targets: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Annals of National Security: Shifting Targets: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker: "President Bush and members of his Administration have redefined the war in Iraq, to an increasing degree, as a strategic battle between the United States and Iran."

ALA | Banned Books Week

ALA Banned Books Week

Las Vegas SUN: 125 Nev. farm workers sickened by chemical

Las Vegas SUN: 125 Nev. farm workers sickened by chemical Like industrial poisonings, farm chemical poisonings are reported only when they induce immediate acute effects on a mass scale. Unlike industrial poisonings, even under those circumstances they're not considered news outside their local area.

The SPIME Arrives

The SPIME Arrives