- Slap me, I must be dreaming. Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times tackles head on how the income gap between the rich and poor and the resultant social and economic distress is not just trickle-down fallout - it's a directly orchestrated policy decision from the elite of this nation. He's channeling Debs in a traditional media outlet, and it's stunning.
- Negroponte's new intelligence office isn't doing much, according to USA Today. I don't know whether to be thankful or cynically unsurprised or both.
- Dem wins traditionally Republican seat for state legislature in Pennsylvania, according to the Post-Gazette.
- Ha ha ha. Louisiana parish hires Michael Brown as a consultant for disaster response, according to USA Today wire report.
- Pastor Dan channels a dead theologian over at Street Prophets, all for the progressive cause.
Throw some hot news into the mix and let's get some threading going.