Monday, September 16, 2013   Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. The End Of Summers Lawrence Summers Withdraws His Name for Fed Chairmanship Summers withdraws name from Fed consideration Senator Warren's 'Serious Concerns' About Larry Summers Peter Beinart: Rising Left in the Democratic Party Killed Larry Summer's Fed Chair Chances Neil Irwin: Larry Summers is out as a Fed chair candidate. What now? Ezra Klein: Five reasons Obama should name Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve Flashback, April 2013: Yellen's Focus on Unemployment Adopted by Fed After Crisis Annalyn Kurtz: Janet Yellen is once again the frontrunner for Fed chair Irin Carmon: Karma bites Larry Summers-and opens door for Janet Yellen Josh Barro: Okay Mr. President, Now Nominate Janet Yellen Already Jared Bernstein: What's Needed in the Next Fed Chief Sarah Binder: Summers Fall The Crash, 5 Years Later On the anniversary of the Great Recession, President Obama set to compare his economic record Annie-Rose Strasser: Five Charts That Explain The Financial Crisis, Five Years Later Mike Konczal: What we get wrong when we talk about 'the financial crisis' Employment Gap Between High- and Low-Income Families Now Widest On Record Brad Plumer: This is how everyone's been doing since the financial crisis Neil Irwin: Five years after the crisis, these 13 charts show what's fixed in the economy - and what isn't. Five Years Later, Chrysler Beginning The Steps To Go Public Again Robert Reich: Happy Birthday Occupy Syrian Solutions U.S., Russia reach agreement on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal Obama Hails Syrian Pact, Calling It a Crucial Step Assad government hails 'victory' in chemical weapons deal, even as his troops attack rebel forces During talks on Syria's chemical weapons, fighting on the ground escalated How the United States, Russia arrived at deal on Syria's chemical weapons Eli Lake: 4 Things You Need to Know About the U.S.-Russia Agreement U.S. and its allies say U.N. Security Council will enforce deal to rid Syria of chemical weapons Official U.N. Report: 'Clear And Convincing Evidence' Chemical Weapons Were Used In Syria Michael Tomasky: The Right Wing's Sickening Spin On Syria Media Matters Politico Plans for 'Capitol New York' Are Drawing Some Doubt New Course for 'Update,' and 'Saturday Night Live' As New Cast Is Set Energy, Climate & Environment Little relief from Colorado floods with six dead and 1,253 unaccounted for Colorado Officials Say Nearly 19,000 Homes Damaged, Destroyed In Flooding GOP Fought To Cut Dam Maintenance Budget In Colorado - Now The Dams Are Breaking E.P.A. Is Expected to Set Limits This Week on Greenhouse Gas Emissions by New Power Plants Nations In Turmoil Philippine airstrike hits rebels in Zamboanga Cambodia election protests rage for second day Top Afghan female police officer gunned down by unknown attackers International News Japan switches off its last nuclear reactor Engineers start Costa Concordia salvage off Italian island Dueling deadly storms rage over Mexico Money in Politics Koch Brothers Break New Ground in Dark Money Midwest Roundup Western Nebraska warned to brace for flooding along South Platte River Neb. Gov. Dave Heineman: Grand Island must accept loss of veterans home Iowa state officials split on law letting blind resident carry guns Iowa GOP Sec. of State says state's Repub.Party Chairman "misleading" about Iowa election law Time To Bridge The Gap Again Over the weekend two events happened that we believe signal a subtle yet important change in direction for the United States. First, much to relief of people around the world, the U.S., Russia, and Syria reached an agreement on Syria's chemical weapons. That pact is a crucial step, and while tentative, effectively nullifies the threat of U.S. military involvement in Syria for the foreseeable future, and once again proves that diplomacy is a far more effective foreign policy tool than 'Shock n' Awe' ever was. Second, and in some ways, even more important, was Lawrence Summers withdrawing his name for consideration to be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Summers - one of the men responsible for the massive deregulation which led to the Great Recession - already had received the public opposition of several key Democrats and at least one Republican, along with what appeared to be a solid rebuke by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. So it seems almost fitting that as the season of summer ends, so too does the chance for Larry Summers to destroy the economy again. With both of the above items firmly in mind, we thought it might be a great time to look at exactly where America is on the five year anniversary of the collapse of Wall Street and the beginning of the Great Recession. Sadly, as we noted in Friday's expanded edition, America already appears to be in a new "Gilded Age' with the gap between the richest 1% and the rest of America deeper turning into a yawning chasm that's effectively swallowed the American middle class... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for September 16, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Guns & America Developing: Multiple shot, wounded, killed in shooting at Washington Dc's Navy Yard Charlotte police shoot & kill ex-FAMU football player who ran to them for help following car crash | In National Gun Safety Debate, Divide Grows as Both Sides Dig In for Battle E.J. Dionne: The morality lesson on guns from Colorado's NRA-backed recall Jobs & The Economy Amid slow economic recovery, more Americans now identify as 'lower class' California lawmakers vote to raise minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016 Wall Street Watch Fed to Meet This Week Amid Summers Flap And Trio of Threats to Economy Paul Krugman: Note To The Fed - Give Jobs a Chance Budget Battles Chris Cillizza: What are the chances of a government shutdown? Better than 50-50. Jason Sattler: Nothing the GOP is proposing will cut the debt as much as immigration reform | White House Warns Against Republican Threats of Debt Default Rick Ungar: Pres. Obama Says No Negotiating On Debt Ceiling; Believes Congress' Failure To Pay U.S. Debt Is 'Unconstitutional' Immigration: Reform Coming? Developing: Multiple shot, wounded, killed in shooting at Washington Dc's Navy Yard Charlotte police shoot & kill ex-FAMU football player who ran to them for help following car crash In Gun Safety Debate, Divide Grows as Both Sides Dig In for Battle E.J. Dionne: Colorado's morality lesson on guns Health Care Checkup USA Today/Pew poll: Thanks to GOP, health care law faces challenge in implementation Greg Sargent: Pew poll finds fewer than one in four Americans support GOP sabotage of Obamacare Chait: If the Obamacare train doesn't wreck, what's next for conservatives? Obama administration denies labor's request for health care waiver Race In America Miss America crowns 1st winner of Indian descent; racist tweets flood the Internet Dave Zirin: Jonathan Ferrell, Former FAMU Football Player, Killed By Police After Seeking Help Education In America Evolution at center of new Texas education board debate over science textbooks and e-books The Newest Metric for Judging Colleges? The Salaries of Its Graduates. Here It Is! Your HuskerNutz Preview for September 16, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update President Obama To Deliver Rose Garden Address Today, On Anniversary Of Financial Crisis Jeffery Zients to Succeed Gene Sperling on President's National Economic Council News From Capitol Hill More of the same: GOP House set to vote in favor of $40 billion in food-stamp cuts Angry House Republicans demand better communication from their leaders On The Left Vice President Joe Biden flavors speech at Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak fry with 2016 themes Peter Beinart: The Rise of the New New Left On The Right Shannyn Moore: Many Christian churches today wouldn't even vote for Jesus Christ Adam Serwer: The new right-wing plot to take down gay rights States Of Confusion Two Florida Voter Fraud Investigations Fizzle -- Only Arrest Involves A Republican Firm Washington D.C. City Council should sustain minimum wage veto | Bill Thompson to cede the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor to Bill de Blasio today Houston Voters Will Have Big Say on Upcoming Texas Statewide Water Plan We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.