Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

US Judge Orders Nixon's Secret Watergate Testimony Released Despite Obama Opposition | Common Dreams

Americans Work Too Much and Have Too Little Time for Play: Here's How to Slow Down 'The Great Speed-Up' | Culture | AlterNet

Norwegian Shooting Suspect's 'Manifesto' Inspired By American Right-Wing Thinkers | World | AlterNet

The Santa Delusion: Why 'Religion Is Useful' Is a Terrible Argument For Religion | Belief | AlterNet

Debunking the Big Lie Right-Wingers Use to Justify Black Poverty and Unemployment | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet

$230,000 For a Guard Dog: Why the Wealthy Are Afraid Of Violence From Below | | AlterNet

Norwegian Shooting Suspect's 'Manifesto' Inspired By American Right-Wing Thinkers | World | AlterNet

Stone Soup Station: Tea Party Tripe: “There is nothing worse than a st…: “stu·pid     (st p d, sty -) adj.   stu·pid·er ,  stu·pid·est 1.  Slow to learn or understand; obtuse. 2.  Tending to make poor decisions o…”

Neoliberalism, Not Multiculturalism Is Biggest Threat to Western Values | Common Dreams

Why Democracy Is Public: The American Dream Beats the Nightmare | Common Dreams

When the Super-Rich Cry, “Class Warfare!” | Common Dreams

Republican freshmen still don't know how bill becomes law

Cults!

Actual Audio: John Boehner on the Debt Ceiling

Why the Christian Right Becomes More Extreme As America Grows More Tolerant | Belief | AlterNet

12 Ways Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire Has Made the World Worse | Media | AlterNet

Plutocracy: If Corporations and the Rich Paid 1960s Level Taxes, the Debt Would Vanish | Economy | AlterNet

Palm Sounds: RJDJ on what Record labels should learn from softw…: “Although this is a brief piece, there are a few interesting comments and ideas in it, hence sharing it with you. Via Wired .”

Barney Frank: 'There are worse things than default' | Video Cafe

Christian Jihad? Why We Should Worry About Right-Wing Terror Attacks Like Norway's in the US | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet

Leahy On Balanced Budget Amendment Proposals: 'Our Constitution Deserves Protection' | Video Cafe

Ted Rall: Why I Will Be There | War Is A Crime .org

Yes, I'll Dare Call It Treason | Crooks and Liars

The fall of an empire? / Features / Home – Morning Star

Wealthy Fox pundit Stuart Varney reminds poor people just how much better off they are nowadays | Crooks and Liars

Our Schools Look Like Our Government | War Is A Crime .org

GOP Strategy Wrecks Economy and Obama in One Fell Swoop | Common Dreams

Deconstructing the “Federal Debt Crisis” | Common Dreams

Saudi Anti-Witchcraft Unit Breaks Another Spell | Project Reason

How to Liberate America from Wall Street Rule | Common Dreams

The Dangerous Hi-Jinks of the GOP’s Juveniles | Common Dreams

The Race To The Bottom: Half Of US Social Program Recipients Believe They “Have Not Used A Government Social Program” | Crooks and Liars

FDR Has A Word Or Two About Taxes – 1936. | Newstalgia

Will Rick Perry Ride The New Apostolic Reformation To The White House? | Crooks and Liars

Grover Norquist tries put all blame on Obama for the economic mess. Grade: FAIL. CNN's Morgan: 'It's complete hogwash' | Crooks and Liars