We're a couple days late but Happy Religious Freedom Day.

Facing South: Past and present response to Katrina is actually a violation of global human rights standards.

Gin and Tacos: And in a related story, The "whole 'subprime lending' fiasco was perfume attempting to cover the stench of a simple fact: most Americans can no longer expect to be able to afford a home."

Bradblog: News from on the ground in NH, concerning the hand counts now on both the Democratic and Republican side.

Buzzmachine (h/t Make Them Accountable): We can all help future historians by finding gems in the Library of Congress photo and media archives...

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