Some recent essays I found insightful:

• Andrew J. Bacevich, Worshiping the Indispensable Nation; 9/11 Plus Seven, TomDispatch.com, 09 September 2008.


• Nouriel Roubini, Comrades Bush, Paulson and Bernanke Welcome You to the USSRA (United Socialist State Republic of America), Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor, 09 September 2008.


• Glenn Greenwald, The government, the media and Afghanistan, Salon.com, 11 September 2008.


• Mark Svenvold, Wind-Power Politics, The New York Times, 12 September 2008.


• Nathan Gardels, Post-Olympic Powershift: The Return of the Middle Kingdom in a Post-American World, The Huffington Post, 12 September 2008.


• Frank Rich, The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket, The New York Times, 13 September 2008.


• Sanford Levinson, The Decider Can Become a Dictator, CommonDreams.org, 14 September 2008.


• Glenn Greenwald, What illegal "things" was the government doing in 2001-2004?, Salon.com, 15 September 2008.


• Nouriel Roubini, The Worst Financial Crisis Since the Great Depression, Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor, 16 September 2008.