Late afternoon/early evening open thread

What you missed on Sunday Kos ....

• In Unscientific America, DarkSyde reviewed what he called "a must read for anyone who cares about understanding or reversing the long national slide into pseudoscience and willful ignorance that has periodically gripped America." Both authors dropped in on on the comments section to answer questions and discuss the book.
• In Interview with Dr. Judith Palfrey, DemFromCT interviewed the president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics, with whom he discussed the health reform debate as it relates to children, primary care physician shortages, FDA regulations and child medications, and much more.
• In Flat Broke, SusanG reviewed a devastating new book by former Washington Post reporter Jon Jeter that looked at the role of economic globalization in solidifying poverty worldwide, telling the tale through the stories of the poor on each continent.
• In Unqualified by Design, Laura Clawson forcefully countered the argument of those who claim that to criticize Sarah Palin's woeful inadequacy for public office is to insult the qualifications of women everywhere.
• In Toughest Road in Election 2010 Is Through the Governor's Mansion, Steve Singiser explained how incumbency in the executive offices at the state level is translating into more pessimistic numbers for the upcoming election cycle.
• In When East meets West, DarkSyde reviewed the partnerships--from railroads to Kitty Hawk--that have marked great technological challenges and achievements, and speculated about what this might mean as we move ahead to meet the climate crisis.
• In The cost of no public option, Devilstower broke down, item by item, how much America pays for not having the kind of health insurance progressives are working for -- it amounts to a "trillion dollar job lock tax."