Alternate Brain

I suspect this song of having some cleverly hidden drug references... Panama Red was a big hit ( funny vid! ) for NRPS way back when, but ...

Videos of Mary McCaslin ( wiki ) and Jim Ringer are thin on the ground so when I find one I put it up. Their album The Bramble and the Ros...

NYTimes DENVER — The Department of Veterans Affairs will formally allow patients treated at its hospitals and clinics to use medical marijua...

Strongest ever beer served up in dead squirrels

Today's 'must read'. What happens to a society that cannot distinguish between reality and illusion? Just go.

No video. Close your eyes and enjoy this pretty song. Mary Black & Emmylou Harris ~ A Woman's Heart Thanks to AlbanachNEireannach , ...

But if Zach Wamp wants Tennessee to secede (or if any other state wants to for that matter), I say we let 'em go . Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN)...

Excellent piece by David Corn : Sarah Palin can't expect anyone to take her seriously as a presidential candidate -- not after what she ...

CNN's Cooper detonates Breitbart's NAACP applause falsehood Somebody's gotta call bullshit and keep calling it on Breitfart and ...

I get exactly one Reno TV station and I watch it for a half hour every evening M-F because I like Jeopardy! The three commercial breaks ar...

Here's the first and last ¶ of a disquieting piece you should read by Paul Krugman : For a couple of years, it was the love that dared n...

From David Aquarius in a comment on yesterday's post : The way out of this economic shitstorm is sitting just across the street waiting...

I keep coming back for more . I think I'm either a masochist or insane ... or both. Running late this morning; go surf the blogroll unt...

Some people just need killin' ...

Digby : ... As a blogger Palin/Gingrich is nirvana. As an American it's the 7th circle of hell.

I'd say God's pissed : First Glenn Beck, now Rick Warren? WTF is with all the hypocrites going blind? ...

Photos This is a quickie. Run your mouse over the thumbnails. "Fun day at the funeral home!" is a particular favorite. Update: If ...

The Story Behind the 1965 Killing of Sherrod's Dad

From Maddowblog . Long, but worth watching. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy

David Sirota on the latest 'weasel word': Over the last few days, Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithne...