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ANDREW BACEVICH has grim and eloquent critique of our military system—he was an army officer for 23 years and now teaches at Boston U. His new book is Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed their Soldiers and Their Country. READ Rachel Maddow’s review in the NY Times Book Review, HERE.
Also: Maybe you heard the news: Republicans shut down the government. JOHN NICHOLS will comment: he’s Washington correspondent for The Nation and his most recent book is Dollarocracy.
Plus: The project of restoring and protecting the L.A. river has reached a crucial turning point, as the Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to a $453 million plan to restore 11 miles of the river but leaving the rest hard to reach. LEWIS MacADAMS will explain – he’s the cofounder and president of FOLAR, Friends of the LA River.
