We welcome two guests to the show to discuss the square-wheeled rollout of healthcare.gov. We also cover Russell Brand, melting ice caps, and more!
The Missing Links Links to sites or topics discussed on the show * Obama administration warned about health care website - CNN * Someone let Russell Brand on TV again * Confederate flag was the flag of traitors - CNN * Opinion: What Russell Brand got wrong about voting - CNN * Cops forced man to undergo enemas, colonoscopy on invalid warrant - CNN * Rising Seas - Interactive: If All The Ice Melted - Nat Geo * What A Difference A Century Makes (essay on Hale v Henkel)
The Reading Room Interesting articles and videos provided by both the hosts and listeners * America's problem: We're too dumb * NEWS ANCHOR COMPLETELY LOSES IT FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE REASON - YouTube * It’s Not Just Political Districts. Our News Is Gerrymandered, Too * Your life, under constant surveillance - CNN * LA Times Bans Letters from Climate Skeptics - Fox News * Los Angeles Times riles climate-change skeptics by banning letters - Cleveland Plain Dealer * Consumer Reports: ‘Don’t even bother trying’ Obamacare website yet - Washington Times * Nevada school shooting: Beloved teacher killed by 'nice kid' - CNN * The World Wants to Break Up with America's Internet * The militarization of U.S. police forces - Yahoo News * For Bitcoin's Biggest Believers, Digital Currency Is Better Than Gold | Wired * Venezuela Creates Vice Ministry Of Supreme Social Happiness To Combat Sadness - Business Insider * Man buys $27 of bitcoin, forgets about them, finds they're now worth $886k | theguardian.com * Adam Kokesh, A Modern Day Political Prisoner? | Ben Swann * NSA broke into Yahoo and Google data centers around world - CBS News * Snowden gets website job in Russia, lawyer says - CNN * Health Care Shoppers Aren’t as Dumb as Obama Thinks - Yahoo! Finance * Obama orders government to prepare for impact of global warming - Washington Times * NSA among worst offenders of mass surveillance, Snowden says - CNN * LAX Shooting Renews Debate About Armed Officers in U.S. Airports | TIME * The Rise and Fall of Somalia’s Pirate King | Foreign Policy
This week's music: Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Until The Punchline Comes