Editor’s Picks: News and Opinion Around the Web 2/16/10

Michael Lind reaches back into Anglo Saxon mythology for a political history lesson and some perspective on the “Tea Party” at Salon. Tom Engelhardt assures us that the Christmas bomber incident was not a national emergency but there are other reasons  why we might want to hang on to our skivvies.  The damage done to our country by the criminal behavior at our largest banks and financial institutions is probably far more profound than anything plotted in the caves of Tora Bora and Jim Hightower wants to know: “What happened to reforming Wall Street?” Those stories and more in today’s picks

• Mythological politics
• A profile in cowardice
• What’s Wrong With Us?
• Side Effects Include Denial
• Hold Onto Your Underwear
• Dollars for Death, Pennies for Life
• US military to make jet fuel from algae
• What Happened to Wall Street Reform?
• Fake medal case tied to school essay about ‘hero next door’
• Congress should take note of Mass. report on cutting carbon
• Mullah Baradar, No. 2 Man in Old Taliban, Captured by ISI in Karachi
• Tea Party Movement Hopelessly Divided Into Enraged, Apoplectic Factions
• Pharma Giant Gets Cozy With Congress, Spends $100 Million to Cash in on Health Reform

Short URL: http://www.veteranstoday.com/?p=16127