Dr. Leeds will be talking about this next Tuesday (Oct. 28th) and I thought it applies to Media and Culture. The question is "Does the free market corrode moral character?" and this site has links to several people's points of view.
Links to many articles discussing the real Sarah Palin's appearance on Saturday Night Live. Why did she go on? Will this help or hurt her political persona? One thing I found interesting was that she didn't say anything political (or really anything at all), but she was on stage while she was being insulted and managed to keep a somewhat straight face.
HBO's Recount is a dramatization of the 2000 election and recount in Florida. Last, Night I went to here 2 of the people involved in that crisis speak, Ron Klain (played by Kevin Spacey) and Ben Ginsberg (played by Bob Balaban)--Although I now know that this movie id greatly fictionalized, I still advise everyone to watch it.