0 What We're Reading Today (6-10-13)

First and foremost, congrats to Jameelah on her NEW JOB!

Second, sorry for the delay.  This is basically a "What we've been reading the past few days because my tabs are so cluttered."  There is a lot of fascinating business in the news though ranging from the NSA, to the George Zimmerman (Trayvon Martin) trial, on to more shootings in the US, and the happenings in Gezi Park.

Battleground America: One nation, under the gun - New Yorker
Jill Lepore

Sean, Oscar, and Trayvon - The Nation
Mychal Denzel Smith

What's Really on Trial in George Zimmerman's Case? - Color Lines
Eric Mann

ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey's Uprising - The Nation
Dave Zirin

J.D. Speaker Josie Helen Duffy speaks at Harvard Law 2013 Commencement - YouTube
Josie Hellen Duffy

We're a Movement, Not a Market: What would Pride look like without corporate America's stamp of approval? - The Media
Allison Francis

Has America progressed? - ESPN
Kiese Laymon

How Mayor Emanuel locked the parking meter deal in place - Chicago Reader
Mick Dumke

From 9/11 to PRISM: A Nation Gone Dotty - New Yorker
John Cassidy

Why 'Game of Thrones' Red Wedding packs such an emotional impact - AV Club
Tasha Robinson

Birth of the Surveillance State - The Atlantic
Michael Hirsh

PRISM's Legal Basis: How We Got Here, and What We Can Do to Get Back - The Atlantic
Margot Kaminski

Government Phone Surveillance for Dummies - The Atlantic
Megan Garber

When The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly - ESPN
Wright Thompson

How I Taught Myself to Code in Eight Weeks - Life Hacker
David Sinsky

The Battle for Aleppo - The Nation
James Harkin

John Lewis's Long Fight for Voting Rights - The Nation
Ari Berman

0 What We're Reading Today (6-2-13)

Happy June, everybody!  In the next few days, be on the lookout for a little update from Snakes on McCain that will summarize what we have planned moving forward.  Thanks for all the love, everyone and welcome to summer!

Breadwinning Wives and Nervous Husbands - New York Times
Richard H. Thaler

Black Chicago in the 1970s, Through the Lens of John H. White - Chicago Magazine
Whet Moser

I'm Biracial, and That Cheerios Ad Is a Big Fucking Deal. Trust Me. - Jezebel
Meagan Hatcher-Mays

Istanbul Erupts In Violence After Protests Against Razing Of Gezi Park - The Daily Beast
Mike Giglio

Zimmerman Lawyers Admit Misstep - The Daily Beast

What If George Zimmerman Were Black? - The Daily Beast
Allison Samuels

The Inside Story Of The Harvard Dissertation That Became Too Racist For Heritage - Think Progress
Zack Beauchamp

Beyoncé's Chime for Change: Concert to Advocate for Girls' Rights - The Daily Beast
Tom Sykes

The Racist Redskins - The Daily Beast
Michael Tomasky

Black women heavier and happier with their bodies than white women, poll finds - Washington Post
Lonnae O'Neal Parker

Can Technology Pave the Road for Peace in the Middle East - The Atlantic
David Rohde

How Meals Win Wars - The Atlantic
D.B. Grady

Who Even Needs the Nation-State in the 21st Century - The Atlantic
Eric Schnurer

How Did Work-Life Balance in the US Get So Awful? - The Atlantic
Derek Thompson

How the Protests Will Impact Turkey at Home and Abroad - The Atlantic
Victor Kotsev

Why the Hell Are There So Many High School Valedictorians? - Jezebel
Doug Barry

Americans Are Just Not Happy - Gawker
Max Rivlin-Nadler

0 What We're Reading Today (11-19-12): Gaza, Education in Massachusetts, McKayala Maroney & Obama, and more Gaza

Finally, finally, finally, I have my laptop back. Props to Alex Kolodner of Tufts UIT for fixing it for me.  He and the crew at Tufts Online are saviors and also helped me save like $500 through their repair.  Many thanks and many beers to you all.

That said, let's get back into the swing of things.  Here is what we're reading today.

We in the Gaza Strip will not Die in Silence - The Guardian
Musa Abumarzuq

Geo-Politics and Dead Babies - The Daily Beast
Andrew Sullivan

Mashed Potatoes, Hummus, and Settler Colonialism - The Tufts Daily
Matthew Parsons

Turkey's Erdogan: Israel carrying out "terrorist acts" - The Daily Star
Reuters

A Report from Gaza Under Siege - The Nation
Mohammed Omer

Israeli Iron Dome Stops a Rocket with a Rocket - The New York Times
Isabel Kershner

Economic Costs of Gaza Fighting - Jerusalem Post
Felice Friedson, Linda Gradstein, The Media L

Small Arms, Big Problems - Foreign Policy
Damien Spleeters
** I only lightly skimmed this piece and think I need to revisit it.  I may have misread but some of the author's implications irked me

The battle between Israel and Gaza solves nothing - The Guardian
Jonathan Freedland

Report: Mass. Cuts Tuition for Illegal Immigrants - Politico
Kevin Robillard

Maroney: "Obama asked for 'the face'" - Politico
Caitlin McDevitt

Via Son of Baldwin (here)