Saturday Morning (Journalism) Quarterback

The top five stories worth reading from this past week in worth-reading stories:

Congratulations America! the "terror watch list" topped one million Americans this week!

in economics this week, oil brings America closer to OPEC debtor dependence, taxpayers are being stuck with Wall Street's mistakes, and the national debt is $455,000 per household. This is the death of Reaganomics. And George W. Bush is OK with that (everything but the Reagonomics part).

And speaking of our flagship Republican economy, a charity founded to help people in remote areas get basic medical care has set up shop in the good ol' US of A.

The Nation reports on Disaster Capitalism and our stretched resources.

Finally, Salon says good bye Budweiser.

Saturday Morning (Journalism) Quarterback

The top five stories worth reading from this past week in worth-reading stories:

One day late this week - there was a minor accident involving red wine, poor sidewalk conditions, and my ankle, knee and back.

This week we star with the end of the Reagan era.

In These Times talks about the coming fight over food.

The American Prospect suggests how the left can avoid a war over liberal education reform.

In economics this week, is the GOP cooking the books until after election day?. There's a record drop in private sector jobs, forclosures up 53% and billionaires are gouging are grandparents.

Finally this week, a blog post over cycling that spurred an angry debate over cycling in cities. See if you can find my comment! One poster suggested bicycles should be illegal, as roads were made only for cars. I wanted to remind him that the League of American Wheelmen, the U.S.'s first bicycle advocacy group, was largely responsible for us having paved roads at all.

Saturday Morning (Journalism) Quarterback

The top five stories worth reading from this past week in worth-reading stories:

In honor of Independence Day, we need to fix voting - the lifeblood of democracy.

The New York Times reports this week on Hundreds of billions of our taxpayer dollars, thousands of lives, and our national infrastructure crumbling, all to subsidize the profiteering of the Bush/Cheney oil swindlers. Alternet revisits the 10 most awesomely-bad moments of the Bush presidency, and Common Dreams reminds us that Iran-Contra's lost chapter helped sow the seeds of today.

Just how stupid are we?

In economics this week - the dollar has dropped 41% under George Bush and conservative government; the mortgage meltdown stole some of black America's hard won wealth; and hard times are hitting for student borrowers. Greater globalization requires a greater safety net.

Lastly, and most importantly this week, coffee!

Saturday Morning (Journalism) Quarterback

The top five stories worth reading from this past week in worth-reading stories:

This week, noise pollution is making us sick.

We need a new trade debate, a policy that works for Main Street, not Wall Street. Something along the lines of safe toys, edible food and smart globalization.

The American workplace is stuck in the 50's.

Just where DO our health care dollars go? Just where DO our defense dollars go? Just where DO our Iraqi Occupation dollars go?

Lastly, and most importantly this week, how smart is an octopus?

Saturday Morning (Journalism) Quarterback

The top five stories worth reading from this past week in worth-reading stories:

We start this week, unfortunately, with clear evidence of the U.S. committing war crimes. This was reinforced by our own generals. This begs the question: why are corporate journalists so afraid of questioning authority?

ABC News reports that a healthy life may literally change your genes.

The Nation delves into the anatomy of an oil price surge. the New York Times reports that oil giants return to Iraq (Editor's note: I wonder who's troops will have to stay there to protect them?)

Now, I'm not saying "class war" but The Washington Post reports CEO pay rose last year in the wake of an economic downturn, housing crises, rising food prises, record unemployment, the weakened dollar and decreasing workers wages....ahem. Our Future says we need a new strategy in the global economy and Alternet reports on how shaky economic times are even shakier for women.

Finally this week, in Dinosaur! news, a treasure trove in Utah.