Economic Death Spiral | Coke-Smuggling Air Marshals | Sex and Sarah Palin

Headlines Newsletter November 15th, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

Our Economy May be in a Death Spiral -- Will Washington Stop the Bleeding? By Joshua Holland, AlterNet The Bush-Paulson plan isn't doing anything to address the underlying problems threatening America's economic future. Read more »   Exposed: Federal Air Marshals Too Busy Smuggling Coke and Molesting Kids to Protect You By Michael Grabell, ProPublica Since 9/11, air marshals have logged an impressive number of hours committing felony-level crimes. Read more »   Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier By Tara Lohan, AlterNet The Eat Well Guide is the best new on-line tool for foodies, farmers, and anyone who cares about sustainable eating. Read more »   Blackwater Busted? Six Guards May Be Charged in Iraq Massacre By Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com Critics still fear reckless behavior by the 140,000 private corporate contractors in Iraq will continue. Read more »   Why Sarah Palin Fired up the Public's Sexual Imagination By Susannah Breslin, The Frisky From her hairstyle to her politics, America remains obsessed with the female politician who seemingly came out of nowhere. Read more »   Massive 'Homeland Defense' Joint Exercise Is Under Way By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive Joint military exercise 'Vigilant Shield,' involving maritime, aerospace, ballistic missile defense is under way. Read more »   Larry Summers Out as Obama's Treasury Pick? By Matt Stoller, Open Left Victoria McGrane and Lisa Lerer from the Politico are reporting that Larry Summers is on the outs with Obama's transition team. Read more »   R.I.P.: The Financial Experts, 1929-2008 By Sasan Fayazmanesh, CounterPunch What's the likely fallout of our economic crisis? Nobody knows for sure -- but the economists won't admit it. Read more »   From Baghdad to Brooklyn: My Journey with an Iraqi Refugee By Jennifer Utz, AlterNet From 2007 to 2008, I spent five months in Syria with Mohamed, an Iraqi refugee. Now, we are roommates in New York City. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Secretary Of State: Would Hillary Want The Job? By Seth Colter Walls, Huffington Post Clinton insiders weigh in on whether or not the Secretary of State position would be good for Hillary's career. Read more »   Leahy First Democratic Senator to Go On Record Against Lieberman By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress "I'm one who does not feel that somebody should be rewarded with a major chairmanship after doing what he did." Read more »   The Siegelman Case: More Proof That the Bushies Were Up to No Good By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Karl Rove's fingerprints are all over this thing. Read more »

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