Today at TPMCafe, the Book Club about Gershom Gorenberg’s latest book, The Accidental Empire continues with new posts from Daniel Levy,  Jo-Ann Mort,  M.J. Rosenberg,  John Stuart Blackton,  and Mr. Gorenberg.   An excerpt from Chapter 5 of the book can be found here  (for background on this excerpt, make sure to read Mr. Gorenberg’s first post).

Max Sawicky  wants to know: where’s the salami (and, for that matter, a serious plan of action for health care reform)? For more on the universal health care question, read Drug Bill Debacle’s Leif Wellington Haase here.  E.J. Graff reminds us of International Women’s Day (and explains why I and the rest of the sisterhood should be in charge of the news today…) In light of Bush’s most recent win, America Abroad’s Juliette Kayyem wonders what’s happening to checks and balances, while readers are talking about Tom “9 Lives” DeLay and Hillary.  Looking for the Daily Muck? It’s over here.