Landed Series Wandering

This article provides a clear explanation of the Democratic Party’s conservative behavior.

Failed vote to break up the big banks

Does the Senate handling of financial reform legislation reflect the lack of a functioning democracy in the U.S.?

Linda Greenhouse writing in the NY Times provides a concise presentation of the Supreme Court’s treatment of campaign finance regulation. In the opinion of LSW (admittedly an amateur) the result from this case could spell the final demise of the view of the U.S. as a democracy not controlled by the rich and their corporations.

Obama Justice Department working hard to keep the Bush administration’s use of torture out of the judicial responsibility lens.