What’s on your Kindle?
While we were all paying attention to Tucson last week, I missed some terrific articles. I’m betting some of you did too, so here’s my top list of “you must read these” articles. Take a few minutes and enjoy. Here we go… Howie Klein, on lessons Obama should learn from last week’s stunning defeat of England’s Conservative/LibDem coalition. And via Howie, everything you didn’t know about Reince Priebus that you really must know. AlterNet has a great article on unemployment and Martin Luther King’s legacy . The Atlantic’s in-depth look at the new global elite is a must-read, if you read nothing else. Over on The Nation, you can meet the New Mad Tea Party . Also on The Nation, an article about kabuki democracy and why we need to fix it. Max Blumenthal says Arizona is drowning in a sea of extremism (ya think?). If you’re in the mood for a really long read, the full National Commission report on the Deepwater Horizon is out — all 398 pages of it. I’m on about page 120. They did a great job documenting the timeline and causes. Bottom line: BP, Transocean and Halliburton have some ‘splainin’ to do. On the book list, I have Matt Taibbi’s latest, Griftopia , on audio. His characteristic snark plays well as an audiobook. Highly recommended. I’m also reading Greg Mitchell’s Campaign of the Century , taking us back to the 30′s and Upton Sinclair’s famous campaign. When I feel like debunking a few tea party myths, I head for some oldies, like Gore Vidal’s Inventing a Nation , which reminds that today’s tea party is comprised of yesterday’s illegal aliens. All of this goes nicely with a C Street chaser, courtesy of Jeff Sharlett . Great books, all. What’s on your Kindle/Nook/iPad today?
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