- Britain is "plainly losing the war on drugs" and may even be going backwards, says Ken Clarke: Justice secretary says government has no intention of changing law and problem will not be solved by decriminalisation http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jul/03/britain-losing-war-on-drugs 11 comments worldnews
- Bomb Designer, Mars Expert Sent by Obama to Fix Oil Spill -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu signaled his lack of confidence in the industry experts trying to control BP Plc’s leaking oil well by hand-picking a team of scientists with reputations for creative problem solving. http://preview.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-14/obama-sends-bomb-inventor-mars-expert-to-fix-bp-oil-spill-in-mexican-gulf.html?xid=huffbloomberg 38 comments politics
- VA problems still need congressional action, Shinseki resignation notwithstanding: the resignation of Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs did not solve the V.A.’s problems and Congress needs to take further action even as the Shinseki resignation has distracted the nation’s focus. http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/va-problems-not-solved-by-shinseki-departure-272480323899 4 comments politics
- Rachel Maddow reads press releases from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and the press secretary for President Obama, with message so incongruous it's hard to believe they're working on the same problem or how that problem will be solved http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIf-eTTydC8 287 comments politics
- Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich: "The fundamental problem isn't the decline of US manufacturing, and reviving manufacturing won't solve it. The problem is the declining power of workers to share in the gains of the economy." http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012219786579549.html 104 comments politics