READING FOR THE WEEKEND (1-11-14)

Colin Kaepernick opens up about quaterback sociology, tattoos, and adoption (Time).

How one big bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs (The Guardian).

Mitt Romney slapped with racketeering lawsuit (Addicting Info).

Zambia politician arrested and charged for comparing the president to a potato (Straits Times).


CAPITALISM, OR FASCISM? YOU MAKE THE CALL ... 
The fascist origins - and the essence - of privatization (Washington's Blog).

From public to private: Privatization in 1920's fascist Italy (European University Institute).

Against the mainstream: Nazi privatization in 1930's Germany (Universitat Barcelona).

When the state pays for the blunders of private enterprise is it socialism or fascism? You make the call (Washington's Blog).


GOV. CHRISTIE AND "BRIDGEGATE"
The timeline behind Gov. Christie's "bridgegate" (USA Today).

Christie stuck in a jam over GWB land closings (North Jersey).

A look around the web at Christie and the GWB scandal (New Jersey).

Rachel Maddow presents a new theory on Gov. Christie and the Fort Lee bridge scandal ... it's a good one (Huffington Post).

Has bridge scandal ended Christie's White House dreams? (Christian Science Monitor)

This is how Fox News is covering the Christie bridge scandal ... and, yeah, it's pathetic (Time / Media Matters).

Picture of the week ...

CLIMATE CHANGE
How to explain global warming when it's freezing (Liberal America).

Why is it so cold? The polar vortex explained (Bloomberg).

Australia adds new color to temperature map as heat soars (The Guardian).

U.S. polar vortex may be example of global warming (The Guardian).

Global warming for dummies (Dummies).


MISCELLANEOUS

South Carolina Democrats push forward school prayer bill, in the process rejecting separation of church and state principle (Addicting Info).

Brazil's oil euphoria hits reality, hard (Washington Post).

A nice primer on the demographics behind our political system (Washington Post / George F. Will).

The United States of ALEC (YouTube).

Ten nutrients that shrink your belly (Dummies).

Indian diplomat leaves country under immunity after failing to pay servant what she promised (The Guardian).

- Mark