Description

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