Best of the Week(s): May 9 - June 5, 2010

Yes, you read that title correctly. Enough is enough. Let's get up-to-date on this "What to Read" series. Sadly, we must ignore a lot of good articles, but here is a decent selection, heavily biased toward this past week. It's good to be back on track! -- AWO

10. The Black Art of "Master Illusions" -- John Pilger
9. Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Volume at Record Lows for the Date -- Nick Sundt, Early and Severe Wildlife Situation Develops in Alaska as Fuel Conditions Reach "Historical Maximum Levels" in Some Areas -- Nick Sundt, and Asia Records Its Hottest Temperature in History; Category 4 Phet Threatens Oman -- Jeff Masters
8. The Decline of Employer-Sponsored Coverage Under Health Reform: Good, Bad, or Ugly? -- Austin Frakt and Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in Pharmaceutical Markets: Effects on Demand and Prices -- Dhaval Dave
7. CIA Drones Claim "License to Kill" with Impunity: UN Expert -- Agence France Presse, Obama's Expanding Covert Wars -- Jeremy Scahill, and CIA Drone Operators Oppose Strikes as Helping al-Qaeda -- Gareth Porter
6. War Over Bank Capital Heating Up -- Damian Paletta and How the Private Sector Outsmarts Regulators -- Michael Hirsh
5. Here We Go Again: A Closer Look at the Kerry-Lieberman Cap-and-Trade Proposal -- Robert N. Stavins
4. Russia-US-Iran: Nuclear Juggling -- Eric Walberg and New Power Brokers in the Middle East -- Saif Shahin
3. Leonhardt on Risk: BP, the Housing Bubble and Budget -- Dean Baker and Blue Dogs Took Up the Fight for Doctors' Pay as Poor Lose Health Coverage -- Steven Pearlstein
2. What Could They Have Been Thinking?: Initial Thoughts on the Gaza Flotilla -- Stephen M. Walt
1. How to Save the News -- James Fallows
BONUS: Shorting Reform -- Michael Lewis