[The New York Review of Books]
George Soros: The Crisis & What to Do About It.

[The Wall Street Journal]
A federal appeals court has permitted a lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse to proceed against the Vatican, creating potential liability for the seat of the Roman Catholic faith for the activities of Catholic clergy in the U.S.

[The Washington Post]
Bush political appointees are landing career jobs without technical backgrounds.

[Mint]
A visual guide to the financial crisis.

[Rolling Stone]
The Wall Street bailout looks a lot like Iraq—a "free-fraud zone" where private contractors cash in on the mess they helped create.

[Good]
A comparison of the first hundred days of the last twelve Presidents.

[Bloomberg.com]
The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.

[Change.gov]
The new website of President-Elect Barack Obama goes live.

[BBC]
Barack Obama wins 2008 U.S. presidential election.

[Bailout Sleuth]
Follow the money.

[Miller McCune]
As Election Day approaches, citizen activists are gearing up to conduct their very own exit poll.

[The Washington Post]
The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before Bush leaves office in January.

[guardian.co.uk]
How these gibbering numbskulls came to dominate Washington.