Links

• Tom Engelhardt on the American Culture of Fear and why we should, well, fear it.

• Here's a woman who is pleading for a commutation of a 27 (!!!) year sentence for a non-violent, first-time drug offense, 17 years of which she has already served. This woman has served more time than all of the rich bankers who ripped us all off have served put together. For a non-violent drug crime. Ad her first offense. Heartbreaking stuff.

• Here's a rather frightening story about some rightwing Christian fundamentalists in Texas who are influencing the content of public school textbooks all over the country.

• The lines between the media and public officials are being blurred even further. As usual, Fox "News" has no shame.

• And lest you think that it's all doom and gloom here at the Guerilla Post, here's a hopeful story about the use of algae as a cheap, carbon neutral use of fuel. All you libertarians out there might want to notice that this breakthrough was made possible by the US government.