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October 01, 2013 8:00 AM Daylight Video

By Ed Kilgore

As we enter a period when a government shutdown could morph right into a debt default, it’s probably a good day for some Apocalyptica music. Here’s “Harvester of Sorrow:”

Ed Kilgore is a contributing writer to the Washington Monthly. He is managing editor for The Democratic Strategist and a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute. Find him on Twitter: @ed_kilgore.