0 What We're Reading Today (3-14-13)

Jay-Z's Hegemony in the Age of Kanye - Foreign Policy
Marc Lynch

What the Name "Francis I" means for the Modern Church - The Atlantic
David M. Perry

The Midwife of American Freedom - The Atlantic
Ta-Nehisi Coates

China's Hip, New First Lady - The Atlantic
Lily Kuo

Steubenville and Challenging Rape Culture in Sports - The Nation
Dave Zirin

The Emir of NYU: John Sexton's Abu Dhabi Debacle - The Atlantic
Zvika Kreiger

How Racism is Bad for Our Bodies - The Atlantic
Jacob Silverstein

NYPD Violence Looms in Third Day of Protests for Kimani Grey - Colorlines
Jamilah King

Black Lawmakers Demand End to Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline - Colorlines
Seth Fred Wessler

Let's Face It: Israel has a Racism Problem - Haaretz
Ilene Prusher

Israel Harms Palestinian Economy: Report - Al Jazeera

South African Groups Launch 'Israeli Apartheid Week' at Jo'burg Memorial to Apartheid - Mondoweiss
Annie Robbins

Love in the Time of Apartheid - Al Akhbar

The Worst Contracts in the NBA - Grantland
Bill Simmons

Higgs Boson Discovery Confirmed after Physicists Review LHC at CERN - Huffington Post
John Heilprin

47% Filmmaker Tells All - Huffington Post

0 What We're Reading Today (11-19-12) #2: Freestyle Rap, Education Policy and Race, and Why You Shouldn't Talk to Strange White Folks about Race

Read a Book! Or, Why I don't Talk to Strange White Folks about Race - Black Girl Dangerous
Mia McKenzie

The Origin of the Phrase "Women of Color" - Loretta Ross

"People of Color (POC)" "Women of Color (WOC)" and "Men of Color (MOC)" are not biological destinies. These are political designations. So when we speak of POC, we are not talking about all racial minorities, we speaking with and to folks who are committed to "working in collaboration with other oppressed racial groups who have been “minoritized" by white supremacist institutions.  - Tabias Wilson (BlaQueerPoz)

Viewpoint: What's Behind Cornel West's Attacks on Obama - Time
Touré

Obama Won. Now it's time to change the system. - The Nation
Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen

Should Schools Set Different Goals for Children of Different Races? - The Atlantic
Emily Richmond

For Australian Aborigines, the Health Problems of Westernization - The Atlantic
Edward Small

The Neuroanatomy of Freestyle Rap - The Atlantic
Lindsay Abrams

New Research Shows African-American Cities are the Source of much Modern Slang - The Grio
Alexis Stodghill

Do Men Always want to Sleep Around - Slate
Amanda Marcotte

0 What We're Reading Today (11-15-12): Gaza, "Premature Ejaculation", and the 50-Year Farm Bill

The 50-Year Farm Bill - The Atlantic
Wendell Berry

Study: We're Less Likely to Recognize Symptoms of Depression in Men - The Atlantic
Lindsay Abrams

Has Israel's Assault on Gaza Made Tel Aviv Vulnerable? - Time
Karl Vick

Study: Being a "Healthy" Degree of Neurotic Lowers Risk of Chronic Disease - The Atlantic
Lindsay Abrams

For Israel, Costs and Benefits of Striking Gaza - Christian Science Monitor
Dan Murphy

The Gaza Invasion: Will it Destroy Israel's Relationship with Egypt? - The Atlantic
Eric Trager

When is Ejaculation "Premature" and when should a Penis be made Numb? - The Atlantic
James Hamblin

How Vulnerable is John Kerry's Senate Seat? - The New Republic
Alec MacGillis

0 What We're Reading Today (11-13-12): 'Just Wars', Obama Photos, Evangelicals, and Macular Degenration

Rethinking the 'Just War' Part 1 - The New York Times
Jeff McMahan

Rethinking the 'Just War' Part 2 - The New York Times
Jeff McMahan

Some Awesome Pictures of Obama - img.ur

What Black Turnout for Obama in 2012 Means for the GOP in 2016 - The New Republic
Nate Cohn

Election 2012 Marks the End of Evangelical Dominance in Politics - The Atlantic
Jonathan Merritt

Study: In Macular Degeneration, iPads are Better than Print - The Atlantic
Lindsay Abrams