Friday, March 07, 2008

Saturday Morning (Journalism) Quarterback

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

We start (or end, as the case may be) this week with Thom Hartmann's review and commentary on Ha-Joon Chang's Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism.

In a special roundup this week, we take a look at a selection of corporate accountability stories. Should defense contractors count votes? What about the future corporate threat to water? The Federal Government is working against local food movements. The American Prospect looks into why health insurance doesn't work. Should biotech pigs go to market? The Nation looks into the dark history of banana cultivation. Monsanto corp. doesn't want you to know everything to do with your milk. Finally, Buzz Flash delves into a selection of FISA myths.

In economics this week, McNewspaper has an actual story (for once) on the economic state of the union. Alternet reports on the cost, beyond comprehension, of the occupation in Iraq. The Financial Times Of London suggests reform of tax haven abuse. Finally, is middle-class society an owned society?

The horrifying, quasi-fascist story Don Siegelman.

Finally, and most importantly this week, Cryptomundo looks at the evolution of the Yeti over the time.

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