What to Read on July 16, 2009
- Why Is the Recovery of Modern Labor Markets So Slow? -- Mark Thoma, Arnold Kling, Matt Yglesias, & Gary Burtless - This is a complicated and important question about our brave new world, and these are some excellent answers.
- Six Questions for Jack Balkin on the Entrenchment of the National Surveillance State -- Ken Silverstein - This is a superb interview. Consider it your one-stop shop for what you should know about FISA and wiretapping.
- The Democrats' Selective Amnesia on Assassination: Clinton Did It and Obama Does It Too -- Jeremy Scahill (Rebel Reports via truthout) - Important history and context.