Wednesday, January 27, 2016

MID-WEEK READING (Jan. 27, 2016)


What happened to Jane Mayer when she wrote about the Koch brothers (NY Times).

This governor wants to bring back the guillotine. Seriously (U.S. Uncut).

The colors you see can determine your dominant emotion (Play Buzz).

Three charts to Email your right-wing brother-in-law (Our Future).


CORPORATE SHENANIGANS (again)
High-skilled visa applicants hit record high (CNN Money).

A tidal wave of corporate migrants seeking (tax) shelter (NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin).

J.P. Morgan adds $2.6 billion to its $25 billion plus tally of recent settlements (WSJ).


FOREIGN POLICY
Robert Gates: "Republican foreign policy would embarrass a middle schooler" (Occupy Democrats).

Israels' top general: Obama took care of most severe threat facing us, Iran's nukes (Foreign Policy).

China's new grand strategy for the Middle East (Foreign Policy).

Veteran thanks Bernie Sanders for voting against war in viral open letter (U.S. Uncut).


JUST INTERESTING / THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Cartoons show 'thank you' can be an empowering substitute for 'sorry' (Mogul).

White supremacy + Me (Ozy / Eugene Robinson).

How pornography saved civilization (Ozy).

Scientists in Belgium find a surprising reason why Greenland's glacier is melting so fast (Upworthy).


CALIFORNIA STUFF
The California ranch that takes Jerry Brown off the grid (NY Times).

California: Governor's Budget Summary, 2016-2017 (California Governor's Office).

California's ballot initiatives, 2016 (Ballotpedia).


SPORTS CORNER
College sports exploits unpaid black athletes. But they could force a change (Washington Post).

Colleges with the most active NFL players (Point After).

The 9 best NFL players currently not in the Hall of Fame (Sports Break).


OBAMACARE A HUGE SUCCESS
American Medical Association: Obamacare is a HUGE success, GOP is wrong (Occupy Democrats).

A checkup for Obamacare reveals a positive prognosis (Washington Post).


MISCELLANEOUS
Texas grand jury indicts 2 people behind undercover Planned Parenthood videos (NPR).

Why big blizzards in winter don't disprove global warming (Think Progress).

Just weird ... Top Trump official defends call for 'pure breed' president: Obama is a 'half-breed' and so am I (Raw Story).

Revealed: Environmental officials warned Snyder administration not to use water that poisoned Flint (Raw Story).

- Mark

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