Yes! Weekly's blog covers some campaign finance disclosures for Greensboro city council candidates. We ain't talkin' big bucks yet.

Fec gives me another reason to go "ugh."

This piece gave me my new favorite term: "white collar sweatshop." The revelations aren't what I'd call shocking: "Last week, Jack Bonner blamed a "bad employee" for the fact that his lobbying firm had sent forged letters, purporting to be from local minority groups, urging a member of Congress to oppose climate change legislation. (It's since been revealed that Bonner's firm was working on behalf of the coal industry.)" Found via Ed Cone.

Malcolm Gladwell takes a look at Atticus Finch from a different angle. Found via Ed Cone.