Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily.
There’s no shortage of news these days suggesting that the world is more or less imploding. We’ve got Rush Limbaugh saying that Israel’s invasion of Lebanon is a gift to the world and a lot of insane fundamentalist-types primed for rapture. Gory massacres in Iraq have become so commonplace that they barely make the headlines. And here’s yet another cheerful item: The Taliban has just taken over two towns in southern Afghanistan. Obviously the liberal media’s to blame for all of this.
