READING FOR THE WEEK (October 3, 2013)

Some of the most crazy stuff coming out of the far right that they think is normal (The Daily Beast).

A day in the life of Edward Snowden, Russian asylum seeker and the information source for the greatest spying scandal since the Nixon years (Zero Hedge).

This is good news ... Spain expected to extradite ex-trader in JP Morgan case (Dealb%k).

Return of the 19th century ... some interesting numbers (and perspective) on prisons and asylums in America (Daily Kos).

Government agencies exploiting technology to make privacy obsolete (Truthout).


OBAMACARE ROLL OUT 
Roll out of 'historic' Obamacare in California is on track (San Jose Mercury News).

Short animated video explains Obamacare in just 2 minutes and 22 seconds (Wall Street Journal Live).

Beginning of the end for major health insurers ... How Obamacare will unleash innovation in insurance market, and expose the irrelevance of big firms (Center for Public Integrity).

Why Obamacare scares the hell out of the Republicans (NY Times).

Canadians don't understand Tea Party Chia Pet (he keeps on growing) Ted Cruz's health care battle (Washington Post).


SHUTDOWN STUFF
The reign of morons is here (Esquire).

Two facts that should be part of every "shutdown" story (The Atlantic).

Politicians raising money and filling coffers as fiscal shutdown rages (Center for Public Integrity).

The real story behind the shutdown ... 50 years of GOP race-baiting (Salon).

List of commercial data that won't be coming out because of the government shutdown (Financial Times).

- Mark