- Too Many Years Of Lies: From Mossadeq to 9/11—"Washington has been at war for 12 years. According to experts such as Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes, these wars have cost Americans approximately $6 trillion, enough to keep Social Security and Medicare sound for years. All there is to show for 12 years of war is fat bank balances for the armament industries and a list of destroyed countries with millions of dead and dislocated people who never lifted a hand against the United States."
- Chomsky: 9/11 Is the Basis for 'Obama's Massive Terrorist War'—"Chomsky weighs in on 9/11 anniversary, Syria’s "bloody partition" and why U.S. role ensures failure of mideast talks."
- Guantanamo judge makes secret ruling on secret motion in secret hearing—They've got a secret and they can't explain.
- Gov. Patrick says holding Massport fire training exercise on Sept. 11 anniversary was 'just dumb'
- Fa. pastor arrested before he could burn Qurans—"[T]he pastor had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Muslim holy books— one for every victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks."
- The Inside Story Of How A Fake PhD Hijacked The Syria Debate—"Analyst" Elizabeth O'Bagy, who supposedly has ties with Syrian rebels, faked her credentials.
- Syria crisis: Russia's Putin in personal plea for US caution
- CIA begins weapons delivery to Syrian rebels—"The U.S. is also shipping new types of nonlethal gear to opposition forces at a time of heightened tensions."
- NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans' data with Israel
- NSA admits wrongly adding 16,000 phone numbers to 'alert list'—"In a chain of events starting in 2006, the numbers got on a list that could have subjected them to daily monitoring despite not being reasonably linked to terrorism."
- Lavabit's Owner Appeals Secret Surveillance Order That Led Him to Shutter Site
- Yahoo CEO Mayer: we faced jail if we revealed NSA surveillance secrets—"Mark Zuckerberg joins Mayer in hitting back at critics of tech companies, saying US government did 'bad job' of balancing people's privacy and duty to protect."
- Facebook Founder Talks About NSA Surveillance
- G.O.P. Senators Fail to Head Off Primary Challenges by Tea Party Rivals—"Despite careful efforts, some of the best-known and most influential Republicans in the Senate have attracted rivals who portray them as a central part of the problem in Washington." NYT
- The conservative crackup: How the Republican Party lost its mind—"How a major, diverse political party became so dependent on the Tea Party's narrow range of strident voices." Salon
- The 1 percent played Tea Party for suckers—"When the super-rich feel threatened, they foment grass-roots uprising on their behalf. Here's why it always works." Salon
- Krugman: The Wonk Gap—"What the G.O.P. doesn't know can hurt us." NYT
- Florida AG Had Execution Delayed Because It Conflicted With Her Fundraiser
- Conservatives Force GOP To Delay Obamacare Gambit—"Conservative groups were furious Tuesday when the plan was unveiled and immediately organized against it, demanding that Republicans go the distance and threaten a government shutdown if Democrats don't blink. FreedomWorks, Club For Growth and Heritage Action vowed to punish lawmakers who support the GOP proposal. Republican leaders, on the other hand, recognize they'd probably be blamed for a shutdown and don't want to risk it."
- Trader Joe's To Drop Health Coverage For Part-Time Workers Under Obamacare: Memo
- Health law's ailments can be cured by single-payer system—"All the shortcomings of the healthcare restructuring result from the decision to leave it in the hands of private insurers."
- Madison Wisconsin Arrests - Unrest In Scottwalkerstan—"Scott Walker very much would like to run for president and, therefore, does not like to be annoyed by people in the course of selling off the state piecemeal to the people who might one day fund his campaign."
- Scott Walker's Office Tries To Disappear Story Doubting Jobs Pledge
- Scott Walker Unironically Tweets About Labor Day. We Respond.
- New evidence puts tangle in McDonnell story—"Rachel Maddow relays new reporting bt the Washington Post that shows that embattled Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell was not telling the truth when he said he wasn't aware of being given gifts, and how the coming election complicates the timing of the potential prosecution of McDonnell."
- Top Florida Senate aide gets $400,000 as moonlighting political consultant
- 3rd Fla. mayor arrested within the past month
- [Democratic U.S. Senate candidate] Booker Reports $3.9 Million Income as He Leaves Waywire
- Fraud Stealing $100 Million Shows Flaws in U.S. Crop Insurance—"Harry Dean Canady will learn next month whether he'll spend the rest of his life in prison for cheating taxpayers of more than $1 million and threatening to kill the U.S. agents who brought him to justice."
- Friends Mourn Man Fatally Assaulted in Possible Random Hate Crime—"Mr. Babbitt was walking through Union Square near Forbidden Planet last Wednesday when he was punched in the face seemingly at random by an assailant who, the police said, declared his intention to 'punch the first white man I see.'" NYT
- Charlotte pastor: "Only white people" at front door of church—In anticipation of "having an increase in the number of people visiting and attending Freedom House over the next few weeks," Pastor Pennycooke wants "the best of the best on the front doors" becasue "first impressions matter." Shorter pastor: White = The best of the best.
- NY case puts N-word use among blacks on trial—"In a case that gave a legal airing to the debate over use of the N-word among blacks, a federal jury has rejected a black manager's argument that it was a term of love and endearment when he aimed it at black employee."
- A Day in the Life of the Ku Klux Klan, Uncensored
- Woman Arrested After Spraying Baby With Soy Sauce—"Witnesses said a woman walked into the restaurant and said 'go back to China,' then started flipping over diners' plates. She's also accused of spitting on a man and squirting him and his baby with soy sauce."
- New York Magazine Changes Mayor Bloomberg's 'Racist' Quote
- Blacks Asked To Leave South Carolina Restaurant Because White Customer Felt Threatened—But, what's the other side of this story?
- Red Lobster employee suspended after posting racist receipt online—Corporation's bill got paid; she got tipped "none" for being a "nigger."
- Top Iowa Republican Poised To Begin New Voter Purge
- 350,000 Would-Be Voters Dropped from Books in Virginia 30 Days Before Registration Deadline
- North Carolina voters fear new ID law will keep them from polls
- GOP State Officials Blame Republican Obstructionism For Blocking Voting Restrictions
- Florida GOP-Led Voter Fraud Investigation Finds Nothing—Except GOP Fraud
- Why Science and Politics Don't Mix—"Steven Pinker, professor of psychology at Harvard University and author of such popular science books as 'The Blank Slate,' recently wrote an essay for the New Republic in defense of science. From left and right, he notes, from intellectuals as well as from anti-intellectuals, science is under attack for its arrogance, vulgarity and narrowness of vision."
- More cuts loom for US science—"Stalemate in Congress puts spending plans on hold."
- Scientists leave GOP due to attitudes toward science
- Young Students Against Bad Science—"Meet some high school and college students who have taken stands on issues connected to science education." NYT
- Science Confirms: Politics Wrecks Your Ability to Do Math—"Farewell, Enlightenment: New research suggests that people even solve math problems differently if their political ideology is at stake."
