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Robert Reich, Op-Ed: "Romney says we're not doing well enough, and he's right. But the prescriptions he's offering – more tax cuts for the rich and for big companies – won't do anything except enlarge the budget deficit. And the cuts he proposes in public investments like education and infrastructure, and safety nets like Medicare and Medicaid, will take money out of the pockets of people who not only desperately need it but whose spending is necessary to keep the tepid recovery going." 
Aviva Shen, News Analysis: "In many cases, judges concluded that minorities would be disproportionately affected by these efforts. Indeed, an analysis of the failed voter purge in Texas, True the Vote's home state, found that African American and Latino names were much more likely to be flagged for removal, and African American districts received more letters questioning their eligibility to vote than any other districts." 
David Sirota, Op-Ed: "First and foremost is his suggestion that a Social Security policy debate should only be conducted between White House officials and U.S. senators — not between all government officials and the general public. It's a fundamentally elitist idea that evokes notions of smoky back rooms and secret deals. Not only that, it both contradicts basic notions of civic engagement and confirms Americans' fears about a government that wholly disregards the citizenry." 
Dave Lindorff, Op-Ed: Certainly if a member of the US military were to go to a news organization like the New York Times -- or the Melbourne Age for that matter -- and leak some kind of damaging secret information exposing US military war crimes, it is hard to believe that the military would call that "communicating with the enemy" (though reportedly the Bush/Cheney administration considered, but then dropped the idea of bringing espionage charges against Times reporter James Risen for publishing in his book secret information about the government's bungled effort to pass faulty A-bomb fuse technology to the Iranians). 
Zack Kaldveer, News Report: The ad was pulled after the Yes on 37 campaign attorney sent a letter to Stanford pointing out that the university's affiliation was being used in a political advertising campaign, in violation of university policy. Stanford also demanded that the campaign remove the campus from the ad's background. Miller isn't the only dubious character the No On 37 stable, but his one man "tour of lies" about Prop 37 includes some especially notable whoppers. 
Marian Wang, News Report: To the dismay of consumer advocates, some universities lay out offers of tens of thousands of dollars in Parent Plus loans directly in the financial-aid packages of prospective students — often in the exact amount needed to cover the gap between other aid and the full cost of attendance. That can make it look like a family won't have to pay anything at all for college, at least until they read the fine print. 
Amy Goodman, Video Report: On the 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, we take a look at the invisible wounds of war here at home. Since the war began on Oct. 7, 2001, less than a month after the Sept. 11th attacks, at least 2,000 U.S. soldiers have died. Some 2.4 million U.S. soldiers have served in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the psychological toll of the wars is mounting. Last year, the Veterans Administration treated almost 100,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and soldier suicides reached an all-time high this year. 
Ed Kaine, Op-Ed: "In these final weeks before the 2012 election we have a clear choice between Obama, who steered us out of this crisis in a matter of months, and Romney who would steer us right back into a new crisis. By doubling down on 'trickle-down' and striving to be right of George W Bush, Romney has backed himself into a corner. Are you better off than 4 years ago? Almost certainly! Will you be better off in 4 years with Obama? Or would you like to take your chances with Romney?" 
Lisa Garber, News Report: Earth Open Source, a nonprofit organization with volunteers as well as several international scientists and researchers, has linked glyphosate with birth defects. Worse (but predictable) is that in 1993 Monsanto knew "visceral anomalies such as dilation of the heart could occur in rabbits at low and medium-sized doses," but did nothing to curb the chemical's or Roundup's use in agriculture. 
Frida Berrigan, Op-Ed: President Obama wore a plush blue tie and called Michelle "sweetie." Mitt Romney wore a striped red tie and stared at Obama during the split screens with the expression of a condescending puppy. (I welcome suggestions for an alternative description because puppies cannot be condescending.) Jim Lehrer, veteran and venerated journalist, barely registered during those longest 90 minutes of my life — aside from asking a few softball questions and genteelly requesting specifics from the two candidates as they recited talking points and statistics. 
Fred Schulte, News Analysis: "But in the rush to get the program off the ground federal officials failed to impose strict controls over billing software, despite warnings from several prominent medical fraud authorities to do so. Now officials admit they lack a system to monitor the hundreds of billing and medical software packages in use across the country to prevent over billing. Most manufacturers and medical professionals using the gear contend that it merely allows them to more efficiently bill for their services, which in the past was often done by hand." --
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