READING FOR THE WEEK (Dec. 2, 2013)

Debunking the "corporate taxes are too high" myth (Truth Out).

The art of intuition and the science of discovery (The Big Picture).

Fox has absolutely no journalistic integrity ... and did you know rape victims are asking for it? (Addicting Info)

Who's good at economic forecasts? Apparently nobody (Economist).


POLITICS IN AMERICA
A long list of bills that the GOP blocked or voted against, once again proving they don't care about helping the American people (Addicting Info).

What would the country look like if we had 50 states, and if every state had the same (6.175 million) population (The Big Picture)?

A look into what Citizens United and Dark Money are doing to democracy in America. It's not pretty (Truth Out).


WHAT FOX NEWS WON'T TELL YOU ABOUT OBAMACARE
California's Anthem Blue Cross is being sued for intentionally misleading and convincing customers who held good policies into dropping them for more expensive plans (IBTimes / Think Progress).

California Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) has a deliberately deceptive link for Californians interested in Obamacare on her website. Apart from obscuring the state of California's actual "Covered California" link on its home page, the distracting site focuses on penalties and fear mongering (see esp. the "What's New" sidebar) rather than the savings and coverage plans that make the program work (Daily Kos).

R.I.P. Obamacare repeal movement ... your crusade is dying (Salon).


THIS IS WHAT A POPE SHOULD BE DOING ...
Pope Francis calls unfettered capitalism "tyranny" and urges rich to share wealth (The Guardian).

Pope denounces trickle down economics 'which has never been confirmed by facts' (TPM).

Pope Francis 'Evangeli Guardium' calls for renewal of Roman Catholic church, attacks 'idolatry of money' (Huffington Post).

The 10 worst right wing statements about Pope Francis and his comments about free markets (Salon).


MISCELLANEOUS
This reminds me of one student who said he didn't need to learn about the Civil Rights movement ... Three white students file racial discrimination complaint against professor over lesson on structural racism (Salon).

Oil company caught illegally dumping fracking discharge in California's central valley (CBS / San Francisco).

Indian actress Mallika Sherawat stands up to a journalist who tries to shame her for saying that her home country of India was "a regressive country for women" (Upworthy).

- Mark