The Progressive Case for Patriotism

Colin Powell does a disco number. The US isn’t the only nation having a problem with guns – Brazil’s gun ban goes into effect.

Marlon Brando moves to the big gig in the sky.

“There are too many ideas and things and people. Too many directions to go. I was starting to believe the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.”
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, from Adaptation

Utah Boy Scouts sell $250 glasses of lemonade to defray likely arson charge for state Scout Council.
Students start to worry about a possible draft next year.

Great article on AlterNet: The Progressive Case for Patriotism.