Of Ranchers And Rancor: The Roots Of The Armed Occupation In Oregon. This is a pretty good, and relatively short, encapsulation of the roots of the conflict.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich