Some recent Essays I found insightful:

• * Chris a/k/a "DCLaw1," The Essence of the 2008 Election, Distilled, Inside-Out the Beltway, 14 May 2008.
  (This essay found in the comments to Greenwald's 26 September essay, link below.)


• * Roger Cohen, Palin’s American Exception, The New York Times, 25 September 2008.


• Glenn Greenwald, National Review asks: Did WaMu fail because it employed minorities?, Salon.com, 26 September 2008.


• ** Glenn Greenwald, Bailout follows the 10 normal principles for how our government functions, Salon.com, 29 September 2008.


• Glenn Greenwald, Wash Post's Pearlstein: Anyone opposing the bailout is ignorant, Salon.com, 01 October 2008.
  (Illustrates how a Ministry of Propaganda operates when challenged.)


• Barry Ritholtz, Understanding the Significance of Mark-to-Market Accounting, The Big Picture, 01 October 2008.
  (Link found at The Bonddad Blog, which I usually find informative.)


• Barry Ritholtz, SEC Deregulation Let Banks Leverage Up, The Big Picture, 03 October 2008.


• Robert Fisk, When it comes to Palestine and Israel, the US simply doesn't get it, The Independent, 04 October 2008.
  (The U.S. electorate is vastly misinformed about the Middle East, Central Asia, and the politics of those regions. Why? Who benefits?)


• Joe Conason, The dumbing down of the GOP, Salon.com, 04 October 2008.
  ("Why aren't more conservatives disgusted that their party nominated a person devoid of qualifications for the vice presidency (again)?")


• * Paul Krugman, Health Care Destruction, The New York Times, 05 October 2008.


• * Chris Hedges, Dennis Kucinich on the Democrats’ Bailout Betrayal, TruthDig.com, 05 October 2008.


• Hale "Bonddad" Stewart, Economy in Shambles; Markets Crashing, The Huffington Post, 06 October 2008.


• Ann Berg, Down the Road to Serfdom, AntiWar.com, 06 October 2008.


• * Nouriel Roubini, Radical Policy Steps Necessary to Avoid a Systemic Meltdown: Interview with the Council on Foreign Relations, RGE Monitor, 07 October 2008.


• Patrick Cockburn, Obama and McCain's Goofy Afghan Bluster, CounterPunch.org, 07 October 2008.


• Gary Leupp, Seven Years in Afghanistan: From "War on Terror" to "War of Terror", CounterPunch.org, 07 October 2008.