Thanks again to the many of you who contributed to our fundraiser! I am sure I can speak for Lambert in saying that we both deeply appreciate your willingness to support our efforts to cut through the noise and the propagandizing in the media (in fairness to journalists, they are up against very sophisticated spin machines that make it hard for them to get to the bottom of many stories in a normal news cycle). And even if you weren’t in a position to contribute this year, we hope you’ll be a part of our community. We are dedicated to doing what we can to promote a more just social order. While we may not have answers, we believe that asking the right questions and identifying the critical leverage points is a promising place to start.
London Zoo’s first Sumatran tiger cub in 17 years found dead next to pool Independent Chuck L: 
At 28, Writer Is Youngest to Receive Booker Prize New York Times. Kiwi female novelists do well with the Booker. I liked The Bone People.
Extreme weather ‘keeps people poor’ BBC
Apple Is Said to Cut iPhone 5C Orders Wall Street Journal
Look Out Amazon: More Shoppers Browse Online, Then Purchase in Stores Time
Growing Old in Sweden CounterPunch (Carol B)
The ‘Luxury Bishop’, the bath, and the €31m palace: Free-spending German cleric summoned to Vatican – Europe – World Independent (Chuck L)
Merkel Left to Seek SPD Alliance After Greens Drop Out Bloomberg
ECB’s Draghi: Knowing Too Much About Our Big Banks Could Set Off A Panic Wolf Richter (Chuck L)
Nobel Winner Robert Shiller Demolishes UK’s Help-To-Buy Scheme Ilargi
Shutdown Showdown. Ooh, this is getting ugly!
Debt Talks in Disarray as House Balks New York Times
No Plan B as deadline approaches Politico. Kiss the recovery, such as it was, goodbye.
Who controls the House GOP? No one. Washington Post
Warring GOP factions sink John Boehner plan Politico. He didn’t whip the proposal?!?!
US rating put on negative watch on default fears Financial Times. Subhead weirdly run the empty “Senate leaders optimistic” cant and stock futures are up 7 points. If that isn’t enough to confirm the stock market is unhinged from reality, nothing will. Even if the solons patch up a deal in double plus quick time, the damage of the shutdown, direct and to confidence, is already substantial, and the negotiations have been so ugly that it bodes badly for the next phase of budget talks.
Wall Street puts its money on 1 Nov Guardian. As we’ve been saying….
CME raises deposit on US rate swaps Financial Times
Watch what China does with US debt, not what it says Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
The default has already begun Felix Salmon
Viewing U.S. in Fear and Dismay New York Times
Declare Debt-Default Extremists “Enema Combatants” CounterPunch (Chuck L)
Short-term debt deal won’t mask big barriers ahead Associated Press
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
On the Prospect of Blackmail by the NSA ACLU (Chuck L)
A Court Order is an Insider Attack Freedom to Tinker
Judge defends Fisa court practices Guardian
There’s an International Plan to Censor the Internet in the Works — Let’s Stop It in Its Tracks Alternet
Glenn Greenwald to leave Guardian Guardian. We put up a short post when the story broke. Go Glenzilla!
Obama admin. projected strong health plan signups Associated Press
The NYPD: Making New York Safer By Spying On Bicyclists, Relief Efforts And Republicans TechDirt (Chuck L)
Geography affects what drugs seniors prescribed Associated Press
Amazon Slapped With Suit by Employees for Unpaid Security Searches NBC 10 Philadelphia (Carol B)
JPMorgan agrees to $ 100m CFTC fine Financial Times. This was a LOT lower than I expected.
Goldman Must Turn Over Female Employee Complaints in Suit Bloomberg. Wow, is Goldman trying to wear the plaintiffs out. A 2010 suit and they are still fighting over discovery? I read the complaint and the allegations were credible and detailed.
Bodies Double as Cash Machines With U.S. Income Lagging: Economy Bloomberg. We said during the worst of the crisis that paid blood (plasma) donations were an indicator of how bad things were, but now we’ve had years of grinding desperation….
Antidote du jour (furzy mouse):
Links 10/16/13
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