Open Thread and Diary Rescue

This evening's Rescue Rangers are claude, ItsJessMe, vcmvo2, Got a Grip, grog and srkp23, with ItsJessMe helping dadanation with editing.

The Rescued diaries

• Jonzee introduces us to Jane and wonders what help the stimulus will provide for her in 55, Now Homeless, and Who Cares? (srkp23)
• JDWolverton gives us an overview of past business decisions on health-care and its effect on our failing system in Big Business: We Can Live With Insurance Companies. (vcmvo2)
• Valtin continues a thoroughly researched and documented analysis of US Treaty obligations in On the U.S. Duty to Prosecute War Crimes (Part II). (claude)
• Describing how Denver is a blueprint for revival, jobs, economic stability and green infrastructure spending, Brahman Colorado explains why Denver is the right place to sign Stimulus Bill. (ItsJessMe)
• testvet6778, speaking for some forgotten Americans, tells us Why President Obama should help the Cold War Experimental Veterans. (claude)
• Reporting from an obscure Theater of the War for Justice, Dump Terry McAuliffe invites us to Meet Michigan's Worst State Supreme Court Justice. (claude)
• BlackGriffen contemplates morality in From TED 2009: Barry Schwartz on Wisdom vs. Rules and Incentives. (ItsJessMe)
• Michael Connery presents and analyzes data on Music and Politics: Comparing 2004 to 2008. (srkp23)
• Remembering childhood trips in the station wagon, leftyparent recalls Adventures in the Wayback. (ItsJessMe)
• the national gadfly remembers The Nightbird: Alison Steele, a late night DJ in New York in the 60s-80s. (ItsJessMe)

The Regular extras

jotter has High Impact Diaries - February 16, 2009.

brillig brings us tonight's Top Comments - Hard Talks Edition.

The Reminder

Please use this as an Open Thread as well as your chance to promote your favorite diaries of the day. Respectful engagement is most welcome here. Please keep in mind that each Diary Rescue's daily purview extends from 3pm PST yesterday to 3pm PST today.