Links for you. Science:
The disposable academic: Why doing a PhD is often a waste of time (nothing regular readers of any science blog aren't familiar with, but interesting to see it hit The Economist)
Finding their place in the sun: Schools in Plymouth, Milton pursue partnerships with solar power firms (there are a lot of government-owned roofs in the U.S. Just saying.)
Other:
The Kabuki Congress and Presidency
How the Oligarchs Took America
President Obama is neither weak nor stupid... nor a progressive
Obama's deal in a graphic: What we got, what they got
DAVID PETRAEUS - HERO FOR OUR TIMES
Lewis Lapham, Sweet Celebrity
Obama: get into the ring
More like this
Just the salient points.
McCain does not want to spread the wealth around.
Obama wants to cut the 15 billion dollar subsidy to insurance companies.
Obama wants to invest in higher education.
A wide range of opinions:
Apparently, Matt Stoller, like the Mad Biologist, wants to hear a dog whistle from Obama too (italics mine):
A lot of people think the debate was pretty even. Obama supporters liked Obama, McCain supporters liked McCain, I assume (that is utterly obvious). But what matters is the effect on uncommitted voters.
Is it time yet to perhaps consider more seriously that this 'oligarchy' in question is not the realm of the mentally healthy?
I wouldn't be surprised if a few of the nasty ones at the top were diagnosable with Antisocial Personality Disorder.