READING FOR THE WEEKEND (April 5, 2014)

Fox and Friends' favorite anti-union company has been accused of bullying non-union employees over safety risks (Alternet).

Catastrophe 2014? How the GOP gerrymandered its way to congressional invincibility (Salon).

The despicable rise of conservative pranksters: Race-baiting & conspiracy theories in the age of Obama (Salon).


RELIGION MAKES EVERYONE SO SPIRITUAL
In new crack down on political dissidents Islamic Saudi Arabia - which has a Sunni majority - just declared that all atheists are terrorists (The Independent).

Pastor Mark Driscoll's mega-church lawyer used church money to buy up the pastor's book in an attempt to put it on the best seller list (World Magazine).

Speaking of best selling Driscoll, his mega-church is now facing mega-mutiny over his abusive behavior (Alternet).


MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
The coming currency shift ... also one of the best short overviews of the rise and fall of the Bretton Woods system (Money Morning / Shah Gilani)

How the Federal Reserve feeds the rich and starves the middle-class (Money Morning / Shah Gilani).

Fixing capitalism's crooked castle? How the IEX Exchange short-circuits Wall Street's High Frequency Traders (Money Morning / Shah Gilani).


THE SALE OF DEMOCRACY
The Supreme Court strikes down the cap on overall campaign contributions (The Guardian).

What does the landmark McCutcheon v. FEC ruling mean for campaign finance reform (The Guardian).


NATIONAL SECURITY RUNNING AMOK, AGAIN
A little known law passed in 2006 ensures that a minimum of 34,000 undocumented immigrants must be held in prison centers. Private companies own most of these prisons (BBC).

NSA performed warrantless searches on Americans' calls and emails - Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper (The Guardian).

The CIA tortured after intelligence was surrendered, and misled the government about its brutal practices (Washington Post).


MISCELLANEOUS
Kurt Cobain died 20 years ago today ... his hometown, just south of Seattle, is no 'nirvana' 20 years after his death (BBC).

A short and simple guide to where Sunnis and Shia reside in the Middle East (BBC).

Ecuador does not recognize Ukraine's "illegitimate" government (RT).

I like the stuff Morning Morning puts out (and cited them throughout my book), but their bias against Obamacare shows. See if you can spot the holes in their Obamacare "Report Card" (Money Morning).

- Mark