Without any ado...

Booman Tribune: America is returning to the brutality of Dickensian England, a paradise of plutocracy where the celebrated rich have their planes and yachts and the hated poor get crushed.

Human Voices: America is becoming more and more a neo-feudal police state, a corporate oligarchy with no collective concern for anything but maximum profit and maximum exploitation. (But who cares, right?)

How to Save the World: The evidence, including what's happening in America, suggests that civilization is nearing an end, with collapse set to play out through a series of ugly, cascading crises.

Oh yeah, and the economic apocalypse may be at hand, what with the Republican/Teabagger default deniers trying to pull America into the abyss.

Wow, that's all quite depressing, isn't it? Have a happy Friday!

But make sure to have a look at "My Planned Parenthood Carnival," co-hosted by Shakesville and What Tami Said. A lot of great stuff to read. Join the fight for women's health.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction. I'll be here all week.

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