READING FOR THE WEEK (11-25-13)

McClatchy: CBS undertaking a "journalistic review" of flawed "60 Minutes" Benghazi report (Mother Jones).

Interesting story about the media and one regular guy that could be you (Upworthy).

The people of "the pit" and other industrial "monotowns" of Russia (Foreign Policy).


NSA STUFF
Obama administration drowning in lawsuits filed over NSA surveillance (RT).

Edward Snowden reveals U.S. intelligence's Black Budget: $52 billion spent on secret programs (RT).

The NSA's new code breakers (Foreign Policy).

Privacy is a red herring ... the debate over NSA surveillance is about something else entirely (Foreign Policy).

Before the fools at the NSA there were the idiots of Watergate (Simplisafe.com).


IN THE "THIS AIN'T RIGHT" DEPARTMENT
JP Morgan's CFO says $7 trillion of $13 trillion fine is tax deductible (NY Times / DealB%k).

America's worst charities, and how they have blown almost $1 billion (Tampa Bay Times).

Not lovin' it ... McDonald's advice to their low wage employees includes singing songs (to lower blood pressure) and to stop complaining because stress hormones rise after 15 minutes of complaining (Zero Hedge).

Republican Congressman who voted to drug test food stamp recipients busted for cocaine (Huffington Post).

Three women held as slaves for 30 years in London (BBC).


MISCELLANEOUS
These people recreated their childhood photos and the results are epic (EliteDaily).

Immigrants tied closely to those who serve in the military to get reprieve (NY Times).

China rejects U.S. corn cargo for unapproved GMO corn variety (Food Democracy Now).

- Mark