Saturday, December 28, 2013

READING FOR THE LAST WEEKEND OF 2013


Another rich entrepreneur makes it clear, rich people don't actually "create the jobs" (Business Insider / Henry Blodget).

Racist school teacher tells an African-American student he can't become president because America doesn't need another black person in the White House (Raw Story).

Albert Einstein's one page explanation on the importance of unions (University Professional & Technical Employees).

Two years after she passed away, a woman gives her family an unforgettable Christmas gift (Buzz Feed).


FROM NEANDERTHALS TO ...
Beyond neanderthals ... The case of the missing ancestor (National Geographic).

Speaking of neanderthals ... Pastor John Hagee has a message for the atheists (Raw Story).


... THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT
The right wing is filled with biblical illiterates: They'd be shocked by Jesus' teachings if they ever picked up a Bible (AlterNet).

Jesus was a liberal: 15 quotes the 'Christian' right doesn't want you to see (Addicting Info).

How to expose the hypocrisy of the religious right (Addicting Info).

The Pope's economic ideas rattle the GOP (Politico).


BY THE NUMBERS
I like this list ... the Top 10 Villains of 2013 (Raw Story).

The 10 dumbest dumb dummies of dumb crime in 2013 (Huffington Post).

The 10 most powerful militaries in the world (Business Insider).

The earth's next 100 years visualized (Upworthy).


MISCELLANEOUS
Snowmen that would make Calvin and Hobbes proud (Huffington Post).

The short animated video from Ed Asner that Republicans hate (Move On).

Diebold charged with bribery, falsifying documents, and "worldwide pattern of criminal conduct" (Salon).

Utah is on track to end homelessness by 2015 with this one simple idea (Nation Swell).

Here's an idea ... Why don't we pay back the money we borrowed from social security instead of making cuts to continue funding tax cuts for the rich (Huffington Post).

- Mark

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