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Week of February 5, 2012

• At 102%, his tax rate takes the cake. James Stewart, NY Times.
• Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts. Mark Sherman, AP.
• Krauthammer: leak indicates Israeli attack on Iran “certain.” Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller.
• As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug. Justin Pope, AP.
• Gingrich blasts Obama’s birth control policy as “outrageous assault on religion.” Amy Bingham, ABC News.

Week of January 29, 2012

• Panetta says Israel could strike Iran in spring. AFP.
• Washington senate approves bill to legalize gay marriage. Rachel La Corte, AP.
• Alabama immigration crackdown costs state up to $11 billion: study. Verna Gates, Reuters.
• We already have temples to atheism, Mr De Botton. Alexander Boot, Daily Mail.
• Japan’s population to shrink nearly a third by 2060. Akiko Fujita, ABC News.
• France’s presidential campaign: Sarkozy’s German fixation. The Economist.
• Emboldened GOP wants to abolish state income taxes. Sean Murphy, AP.
• In interviews, American Muslims say they reject “sharia” law system. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings. AP.

Week of January 22, 2012

• Rhode Island city enraged over school prayer lawsuit. Abby Goodnough, NY Times.
• Why is investment income taxed less than wages? Stephen Ohlemacher, AP.
• Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for nuclear talks. Ali Akbar Dareini, AP.
• Low IQ and conservative beliefs linked to prejudice. Stephanie Pappas, Live Science.

Week of January 15, 2012

• The race is still Romney’s. Reid Wilson, National Journal.
• Rick Perry: So long, pardner. The Economist.
• Taxes at the top. Paul Krugman, NY Times.
• Why Americans think the tax rate is high, and why they are wrong. David Leonhardt, NY Times.
• Romney parks millions in Cayman Islands. Matthew Mosk, ABC News.
• How to argue about politics. Gary Gutting, NY Times.
• SOPA boycotts and the false ideas of the web. Jaron Lanier, NY Times.
• Mitt Romney’s not the only 15 percenter: John Kerry paid 13% in taxes in 2003. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• The Israel lobby finds a new face: black college students. Seth Wessler, Color Lines.
• 5% of Americans made up 50% of US healthcare spending. Jordan Weissman, The Atlantic.
• Kim brother says North Korea heading for collapse. AFP.
• The poorest counties in America. Main Street.
• Why gay parents may be the best parents. Stephanie Pappas, Live Science.
• Anti-immigration tone alienating hispanics. Jeri Clausing, AP.

Week of January 8, 2012

• Troubled RI city loses democracy. Erica Niedowski, AP.
• Why American teens should go Dutch. Simon Kuper, FT.
• How a self-sufficient America could go it alone. Philip Stephens, FT.
• The case for a 21-hour work week. Michael Coren, Fast Company.
• Nearly 1/3 of middle class suffer downward mobility. Tami Luhby, CNN.
• China, India skyscraper boom may herald downturn. Erika Kinetz, AP.
• Watchdog: growing IRS workload causing problems. Alan Fram, AP.
• Political Islam without oil. Thomas Friedman, New York Times.
• Gay marriage a threat to humanity’s future: Pope. Phillip Pullela, Reuters.
• Mafia now Italy’s number 1 bank as crisis bites: report. James Mackenzie, Reuters.
• Gunmen kill 8, mob attacks mosque as Nigeria chaos grows. Sophie Mongalvy, AFP.
• 42% of Indian children under 5 malnourished. AP.
• Relatives accused in witchcraft killing. Timon Woodward, ABC News.

Week of January 1, 2012

• IRS estimate: 17% of taxes owed went unpaid. Alan Fram, AP.
• Why Islamism is winning. John Owen, NY Times.
• 200 million people use illicit drugs, study finds. Katie Moisse, ABC News.
• Bain, Barack and jobs. Paul Krugman, NY Times.
• Big study links good teachers to lasting gain. Annie Lowrey, NY Times.
• Doctors going broke. Parija Kavilanz, CNN.
• The meaning of Mitt. Michael Kranish, Vanity Fair.
• Pat Robertson: God told me who the next president will be. Huffington Post.
• The economic crisis. Joseph Stiglitz, Vanity Fair.
• Piracy “church” gets approval from Swedish government. Suzanne Choney, MSNBC.
• Bachman says she will not continue in the race. Sarah Wheaton, NY Times.
• Workers of the world, unite! David Brooks, NY Times.
• In praise of Iowa. Ross Douthat, NY Times.
• Romney wins Iowa caucus by 8 votes. Jeff Zeleny, NY Times.
• Moroccan king unveils Islamist-led government. Omar Brouksy, AFP.
• Exams in South Korea: The one-shot society. The Economist.
• First civil unions take place in Delaware. Kasey Jones, AP.
• Child sacrificed, liver offered to gods: Indian police. AFP.

Week of December 25, 2011

• Maldives closes hundreds of resort spas after Muslims complain of anti-Islamic activities. The Blaze.
• Nigeria declares state of emergency. Felix Onuah, Reuters.
• How the wealthy slash their income taxes. Amy Fontinelle, Investopedia.
• The faith (and doubts) of our fathers. Economist.
• Clergymen clash at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus. Bernat Armangue, AP.
• How to save Iraq from civil war. Ayad Allawi, NY Times.
• Radical Islamic attack in Nigeria spawns fears of more anti-Christian violence. AP.
• Arizona schools’ ethnic studies program ruled illegal. Jacques Billeaud, AP.
• Jewish zealots strike fear in flashpoint Israel town. Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Reuters.
• Ex-aide: Ron Paul foreign policy is “sheer lunacy.” Jill Lawrence, National Journal.
• Girl’s plight deepens Israel debate on zealot Jews. Dan Williams, Reuters.
• Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs. Felix Onuah, Reuters.

Week of December 18, 2011

• Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands. Lynn Berry, AP.
• Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites clash over regional power. Jack Healy, New York Times.
• What’s the plan if North Korea collapses? Bill Tarrant, Reuters.
• Newt Gingrich has a new idea for America, and its’ absolutely terrifying. Grace Wyler, Business Insider.
• Here’s the real story behind Ron Paul’s racist newsletters. Michael Dougherty, Business Insider.
• Scietists say Turin Shroud image created by ultraviolet lasers. Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo News.
• Mass march by Cairo women in protest over abuse by soldiers. David Kirkpatrick, NY Times.
• Should teenagers get high instead of drunk? New York Times.
• Good minus God. Louise Antony, NY Times.
• Michigan residents receive letter calling Christmas lights “pagan.” Olivia Katrandjian, ABC News.
• North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il dies. Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times.

Week of December 11, 2011

• Group recalls pink Bibles being sold to fight cancer. Eric Pfieffer, Yahoo News.
• Unexplained shower of apples falls from sky over town. Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo News.
• How America is strangling the state. Jeffrey Sachs, FT.
• Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income. Hope Yen, AP.
• Rule of law breaks out in China. Patti Waldmeir, FT.
• Saudi Arabia executes woman convicted of “sorcery.” AP.
• San Francisco becomes first US city to top $10 minimum wage. Beth Duff-Brown, AP.

Week of December 4, 2011

• Confidence in democracy and capitalism wanes in the former Soviet Union. Pew Research Center.
• Russia’s stunning protests end with hint of change. Jim Heintz, AP.
• Gingrich fuels more Mideast conflict: Palestinians. Tom Perry, Reuters.
• Gay marriage in Nigeria: until death do us part. The Economist.
• Britain and the EU summit: Europe’s great divorce. The Economist.
• Israel’s eroding democracy: a shadow is cast. Tobias Buck, FT.
• Russian opposition prepares for massive rally. Vladimir Isachenkov, AP.
• Spring comes to Moscow–the tug of war begins. Konstantin von Eggert, FT.
• Billionaires with 1% tax rates. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN.
• Egypt’s Islamists claim most seats in run-offs. Marwa Awad, Reuters.
• Atheists who go to church: doing it for the children. Lee Dye, ABC News.
• Australian sentenced to 500 lashes in Saudi Arabia. AP.
• Blasts across Afghanistan target Shiites, 59 dead. Mirwais Harooni, Reuters.
• Western dreams and Egypt’s reality. Gideon Rachman, FT.
• Promises, promises: security US border impossible. Will Weissert, AP.
• Top Israeli rabbi: gender segregated buses not Jewish. Amy Teibel, AP.
• El Baradei: liberals “decimated” in vote. Marjorie Olster, AP.
• US official says no sign Iran shot down drone. Parisa Hafezi, Reuters.

Week of November 27, 2011

• Saudi report: women driving spurs premarital sex. AP.
• Some Asians’ college strategy: don’t check “Asian.” Jesse Washington, AP.
• Panetta laments growing Israel “isolation.” Robert Burns, AP.
• GOP would have had better shot in 2012 with center-right pols like Christie. John Avlon, Daily Beast.
• Israel: don’t marry US Jews! Allison Yarrow, Daily Beast.
• Afghan woman, jailed for being raped, wins pardon. Jan Harvey, Reuters.
• Jailed Afghan woman freed but urged to marry rapist. Alissa Rubin, NY Times.
• Signs of hope in jobs report; unemployment drops to 8.6%. Catherine Rampell, NY Times.
• A look at America’s geography shows that the Tea Party is doomed. Colin Woodard, Washington Monthly.
• Raise taxes on rich to reward true job creators. Nick Hanauer, Bloomberg.
• Economic insecurity hits more than 1 in 5 Americans. Tami Luhby, CNN.
• Recipe for middle class jobs. Conor Dougherty, Wall Street Journal.
• New Orleans lays out plan to end homelessness. Cain Burdeau, AP.
• Pakistan PM: No more “business as usual” with US. Qasim Nauman, Reuters.

Week of November 20, 2011

• French TV journalist assaulted by Cairo protestors. AP.
• Thousands rally in Egypt on “last chance Friday”. Marwa Awad, Reuters.
• Israel shuts down dovish radio station. Amy Teibel, AP.
• The top 0.1% of the nation earn half of all capital gains. Robert Lenzner, Forbes.
• Lawmakers concede budget talks are close to failure. Eric Lipton, NY Times.
• What they don’t teach law students: lawyering. David Segal, NY Times.
• Violent protests in Egypt pit thousands against police. David Kirkpatrick, NY Times.

Week of November 13, 2011

• Technocrats and democracy: Have PhD, will govern. The Economist.
• Is America following Japan? The Economist.
• Middle class areas shrink as America divides into “two-tiered society” of rich and poor. Sabrina Tavernise, NY Times.
• Whatever happened to discipline and hard work? Tyler Cowan, New York Times.
• Police move against Occupy Wall Street protestors in Zuccotti Park. Colin Moynihan, NY Times.
• Supreme Court to hear case challenging health law. Adam Liptak, NY Times.
• Police move in on Portland park, protestors remain. Jonathan J Cooper, AP.
• GOP co-chair: debt talks a “roller coaster ride”. Anne Flaherty, AP.

Week of November 6, 2011

• The end of identity politics. Simon Kuper, FT.
• Deaths at Occupy camps bring pressure for shutdown. Terry Collins, AP.
• Detroit prayer event puts Muslim community on edge. Jeff Karoub, AP.
• Berlusconi not yet given up for dead. Guy Dinmore, FT.
• Why Italy’s days in the eurozone may be numbered. Nouriel Roubini, Financial Times.
• The Occupy crowd is no match for the banks. Michael Skapinker, FT.
• India and America, two peas in a pod. Thomas Friedman, NY Times.
• The real Greek tragedy–its rapacious oligarchs. Misha Glenny, FT.
• Generation jobless: young men suffer worst as economy staggers. Conor Dougherty, Wall Street Journal.
• Pastor’s corporal punishment advice scrutinized after child deaths. Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• Free market reforms take hold in Cuban countryside. Andrea Rodriguez, AP.
• Israel’s Peres warns attack on Iran getting “closer.” Charly Wegman, AFP.

Week of October 30, 2011

• At least 67 dead in North Nigeria sect attacks. Jon Gambrell, AP.
• Megacities. David Pilling, FT.
• Is the poverty rate even higher than thought? Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• Poll shows strong Israeli support for Iran attack. Amy Teibel, AP.
• Factbox: how Israel and Iran shape up militarily. David Cutler, Reuters.
• Capitalism need not be about greed and gambling. John Kay, FT.
• New settlements “basic right”: Israel PM. Steve Weizman, AFP.
• French weekly firebombed after it portrays Muhammad. Brian Love, Reuters.
• Israel sending signals of Iranian attack. Dan Perry, AP.
• No deal by US deficit panel would be dire: experts. Donna Smith, Reuters.
• Student loans in America: The next big credit bubble? The Economist.
• Income inequality in America: the 99%. The Economist.
• Judges are for sale–and special interests are buying. Adam Cohen, Time.
• On the job, beauty is more than skin-deep. Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal.
• How historians will look back on Euroland’s demise. Norman Davies, FT.
• Mexico: resort town shoppers trapped by gunfight. AP.

Week of October 23, 2011

• Fundamentalist Christians protest at Paris theater. AP.
• World’s population hits 7 billion. Mike Krumboltz, Yahoo News.
• Islamists to rule Tunisia; clashes in cradle of revolt. Tarek Amara, Reuters.
• “Wife-sharing” haunts Indian villages as girls decline. Nita Bhalla, Reuters.
• Slapping at Syria, Turkey shelters anti-Assad fighters. Liam Stack, NY Times.
• $6.6 billion in lost Iraq cash now accounted for. Laura Rozen, Yahoo News.
• New York metro area has the highest inequality in the country. Catherine Rampell, NY Times.
• Are American workers in a race against the machine? Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• Herman Cain’s latest “flip flop”: a federal gay marriage ban. The Week.
• Rick Perry proposes flat tax, corporate tax cut. Steve Holland, Reuters.
• Why occupy Wall Street will fail. Brett Arends, Market Watch.
• Who are the 1 percent? Tami Luhby, CNN.
• Sharia law declaration raises concerns in new Libya. Simon Martelli, AFP.
• Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world. Seth Borenstein, AP.

Week of October 16, 2011

• Group of women defy tradition, join priesthood. WCCO Minneapolis.
• Women in Egypt: Still struggling. The Economist.
• US troops to leave Iraq by year’s end, Obama says. Mark Landler, NY Times.
• In tiny rural Kansas district, students outperforming global competition. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Basque separatists declare halt to violence. John Burns, NY Times.
• Libya’s Qaddafi caught hiding like a “rat.” Tim Gaynor, Reuters.
• Why the world will end (again) on Friday. Stephanie Pappas, Live Science.
• More than one in 10 Americans use antidepressants. Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters.
• AD 2041–End of white America? Pat Buchanan.
• Immigration law: the tightening noose, the lightening wallet. The Economist.
• America must manage its decline. Gideon Rachman, FT.

Week of October 9, 2011

• Deadbeat state: Illinois owes billions in unpaid bills. Christopher Wills, AP.
• We are the 99%, straining for the populist mandate. The Economist.
• Putin’s Russia: frozen in decline. Philip Stephens, FT.
• Possible showdown looms between city, protestors ahead of Zuccotti Park cleaning. CBS News.
• The top 5 facts about America’s richest 1%. Stacy Curtin, Yahoo News.
• The milquetoast radicals. David Brooks, NY Times.
• Panic of the plutocrats. Paul Krugman, NY Times.
• The economics of the Arab spring. Roula Khalaf, Financial Times.
• Riots erupt as Christians protest in Cairo, 1 dead. AP.

Week of October 2, 2011

• Romney’s Mormonism in focus at political meeting. Patricia Zengerle, Reuters.
• Europe’s crisis is all about the north-south split. Alan Greenspan, Financial Times.
• Suspected domestic abusers go free as Topeka city, county officials bicker over funds. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Is the time ripe for a third party? Daniel Gross, Yahoo News.
• Beating butter: Denmark imposes the world’s first fat tax. Lisa Abend, Time.
• Egypt plans big rise in price of gas to Israel. AFP.
• “Now is not my time to run,” Christie says. David Halbfinger, NY Times.
• 9 American cities and counties going broke. Charles Stockdale, 24/7 Wall Street.
• Radical Jews suspected of burning mosque in Israel. Amy Teibel, AP.
• Panetta warns Israel against growing isolation. Lolita Baldor, AP.
• Gender gap in higher education will widen by 2020. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Benefits shut off for 41,000 Michigan welfare recipients. Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben, Yahoo News.
• Israeli wins right to classed as “no religion.” AFP.
• Obama’s healthcare law tops new Supreme Court term. James Vicini, Reuters.
• “It’s going to get a lot worse”: ECRI’s Achuthan says new recession unavoidable. Aaron Task, Yahoo News.
• California prevents ban on male circumcision. Mary Slosson, Reuters.
• Polish Catholics see miracle in communion wafer. Vanessa Gera, AP.
• New York teen bullied even in death. Neale Gulley, Reuters.

Week of September 25, 2011

• 700 arrested after protest on NY’s Brooklyn Bridge. Colleen Long, AP.
• Why can’t America be more like, well, America? Richard McGregor, FT.
• American-born Al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen. Laura Kasinof, New York Times.
• Hunting the rich. The Economist.
• Is Christie ready to be president? Dan Balz, Washington Post.
• Why fewer young American Jews share their parents’ view of Israel. Dana Goldstein, Time.
• The economic impact of demographics in Asia. The Economist.
• Saudi woman sentenced to 10 lashes for driving car. Maggie Michael, AP.
• Hurtling down Afghanistan’s road to perdition. Matthew Green, FT.
• Cancer cost “becoming unsustainable” in rich nations. Kate Kelland, Reuters.
• Jeers for a gay soldier. John Avlon, Daily Beast.
• Saudi king allows women to vote in local elections. Abdullah al-Shihri, AP.

Week of September 18, 2011

• Why Italy is short of statesmen but long on scoundrels. Tony Barber, Financial Times.
• Palestinians formally request UN membership. Neil MacFarquhar, NY Times.
• The social contract. Paul Krugman, NY Times.
• Malaysian resort forced to scrap Miss Bikini night. Sean Yoong, AP.
• Belief in God boils down to a gut feeling. Stephanie Pappas, Live Science.
• Only 55% of young Americans have jobs, lowest since WWII. Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• Romney, Perry face high stakes in Florida. Beth Reinhard, National Journal.
• Poverty grows in Rick Perry’s Texas. Tami Luhby, CNN.
• Middle class income fell in the last decade. Annalyn Censky, CNN.
• Ron Suskind, author of book critical of treatment of women in Obama’s White House, defends account. Dylan Stableford, Yahoo News.
• Are rich taxed less than secretaries? Stephen Ohlemacher, AP.
• Yemen protestors storm elite military base; 50 die. Ahmed Al-Haj, AP.

Week of September 11, 2011

• Jobless benefits raise unemployment by less than thought, study finds. Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• What does it mean to be poor in America? Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• Female graduation rates: degrees of equality. The Economist.
• Egypt and Israel: A new low. The Economist.
• Employment: Who are the world’s biggest employers? The Economist.
• Markets are reacting to crisis of capitalism. George Magnus, FT.

Week of September 4, 2011

• Too wacky? Moving water from flood to drought. Seth Borenstein, AP.
• Russia’s disgruntled middle class. The Economist.
• Mr Banker, can you spare a dime? Joe Nocera, NY Times.
• Perry’s death penalty defense. Peter Catapano, NY Times.
• Does America have a future? David Frum, NY Times.
• As an enemy retreats, clans carve up Somalia. Jeffrey Gettleman, NY Times.
• Doctor fees major factor in health costs, study says. Robert Pear, NY Times.
• Stimulus for skeptics. David Brooks, New York Times.
• The evolution of the 9/11 conspiracy theories. BBC News.
• Closest human ancestor may rewrite steps in our evolution. Charles Choi, Live Science.
• Top of Chinese wealthy’s wish list? To leave China. Louise Watt, AP.
• The impact of Switzerland’s dramatic action. Gavyn Davies, Financial Times.
• Can the middle class be rebuilt? New York Times.
• Michele Bachmann loses campaign manager Ed Rollins and top staffer. Rachel Rose Hartman, Yahoo News.
• Obama drops, Perry surges in new poll. Holly Bailey, Yahoo News.
• Where the jobs aren’t. David Brooks, New York Times.
• The last moderate. Joe Nocera, New York Times.
• Rick Perry’s plan: $10,000 for a BA. New York Times.
• Israeli rabbi pairs gays to lesbians. Tia Goldenberg, AP.
• Postal service is nearing default as losses mount. Steven Greenhouse, NY Times.
• Naturalism and its limits. Timothy Williamson, New York Times.
• The meaning of Utopia. Yves Charles Zarka, New York Times.
• What could Obama have done differently to create jobs and improve the economy? Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• Jordan woman killed in hospital over pregnancy. AFP.
• Nearly 40% of Europeans suffer mental illness. Kate Kelland, Reuters.

Week of August 28, 2011

• Should the starting salary for a teacher be $60,000? Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• The United States of Amerijuana. Andrew Ferguson, Time.
• Muslims, police scuffle at Rye Playland over headscarf ban; 15 arrests. Corinne Lestch, New York Daily News.
• Civil war: Tea Party group invites Romney to speak, sparking protests by tea party group. Chris Moody, Yahoo News.

Week of August 21, 2011

• Do Republicans really want to cut taxes on the wealthy and raise them on everyone else? Howard Gleckman, Forbes.
• Intellectual collapse of left and right. Michael Lind, FT.
• End of history and the last woman. The Economist.
• Asia’s lonely hearts. The Economist.
• The hidden costs of higher ed. Noah Bernstein, New York Times.
• Jubilant rebels control much of Tripoli. Kareem Fahim, New York Times.
• Messing with Texas. Ross Douthat, New York Times.
• Libya rebels in Tripoli, Gadhafi defenses collapse. Ben Hubbard, AP.
• Nations race to defuse crisis between Egypt and Israel. David Kirkpatrick, New York Times.

Week of August 14, 2011

• Why Buffett is wrong about soaking the rich. Christopher Caldwell, FT.
• Pope laments “amnesia” about God during Spain trip. Nicole Winfield, AP.
• Tripped up by globalization. Jeffrey Sachs, Financial Times.
• Israel’s connected conglomerates. Tobias Buck, Financial Times.
• Why the rioters should be reading Rousseau. John Kay, Financial Times.
• Chris Christie’s cue. Ross Douthat, New York Times.
• After Iowa, Republicans face a new landscape. Jeff Zeleny, New York Times.
• The Texas Unmiracle. Paul Krugman, New York Times.
• Stop coddling the super-rich. Warren Buffett, New York Times.
• The death knell for the era of the British bobby. Christopher Caldwell, Financial Times.
• China may be worst protectionist ever: US analyst. Doug Palmer, Reuters.
• The elusive big idea. Neal Gabler, New York Times.
• Pawlenty drops out of Republican race. Michael D Shear, New York Times.
• One-child policy a surprising boon for China girls. Alexa Olesen, AP.

Week of August 7, 2011

• After British riots, conflicting answers as to “why.” Ravi Somaiya, New York Times.
• A theory of everything (sort of). Thomas Friedman, New York Times.
• Man in the news: Rick Perry. Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Financial Times.
• Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement. Greg Bluestein, AP.
• Ballerina, Olympic ambassador arrested in London sweep. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Burning cars in Paris and London. Dominique Moisi, Financial Times.
• Questioner under fire for asking Bachman what it means to be a “submissive” wife. Holly Bailey, Yahoo News.
• Time to abandon Britain’s CCTV policing. Jonathan Foreman, Financial Times.
• Britain’s rioters: young, poor and disillusioned. Meera Selva, AP.
• How to make the best of the long malaise. Joseph Stiglitz, Financial Times.
• Why this crisis differs from the 2008 version. Francesco Guerrera, Wall Street Journal.
• Texas jury sentences Warren Jeffs to life. Jim Forsyth, Reuters.
• Fed to hold rates “exceptionally low” through mid-2013. Binyamin Applebaum, New York Times.
• Poll suggests 2012 change in power in Washington. Rachel Rose Hartman, Yahoo News.
• UK PM recalls Parliament for London riot crisis. Danica Kirka, AP.
• London burns: riots spread through UK capital. David Stringer, AP.
• A failed presidency–the American problem. John Mariotti, Forbes.
• New disturbances in London a night after rioting. Raphael Satter, AP.
• Syria’s Assad faces growing isolation over crackdown. Dominic Evans, Reuters.

Week of July 31, 2011

• Perry: turn to God for answers to nation’s woes. April Castro, AP.
• Is US credit rating a victim of GOP sabotage? Daniel Gross, Yahoo Finance.
• S&P cuts US debt rating for first time. Binyamin Applebaum, New York Times.
• Chris Christie slams fear mongering over Sharia law. Chris Moody, Yahoo News.
• Disapproval of Congress hits new high: poll. Joanne Allen, Reuters.
• China crashes into middle class revolt. David Pilling, FT.
• Mexico town’s police force quits after attack. Ricardo Chavez, AP.
• Stocks tumble as signs point to weak global economy. Graham Bowley, New York Times.
• Developers of Islamic center try a new strategy. Anne Barnard, New York Times.
• Cash-strapped Rhode Island city files for bankruptcy. Erica Neidowski, AP.
• Senate passes debt plan to avert default. Carl Hulse, New York Times.
• End times? Texas lake turns blood-red. Stephanie Pappas, Live Science.
• House OKs debt; Giffords brings down the House. David Espo, AP.
• Lawmakers to vote on last-minute debt deal. Andy Sullivan, Reuters.
• Congressional leaders reach agreement to raise the debt ceiling. Chris Moody, Yahoo News.
• “Christian terrorist”? Norway case strikes debate. Jesse Washington, AP.

Week of July 24, 2011

• Late stab at debt-limit deal to avert US default. David Espo, AP.
• Do not look for a coherent ideology in violence. Christopher Caldwell, FT.
• US review finds Iraq deadlier now than a year ago. Lara Jakes, AP.
• Jeffs threatens court with Biblical repercussions. Will Weissert, AP.
• House passes short-term increase in debt ceiling. Michael Shear, New York Times.
• Don’t start wars you don’t know how to end. Ian Bremmer, Financial Times.
• Norway attacks: the worrying rise of the lone-wolf terrorist. William Boston, Time.
• Republican debt plan heads for vote as markets edgy. Kim Dixon, Reuters.
• Plutocracy: if corporations and the rich paid 1960s-level taxes, the debt would vanish. Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet.
• Alabama county’s bankruptcy would top $4.1 billion. Jay Reeves, AP.
• Rural US disappearing? Population share hits low. Hope Yen, AP.
• Italy: a throne under threat. Guy Dinmore, FT.
• Is default deadline truly August 2? Analysts say no. Rachelle Younglai, Reuters.
• Wealth gap widens between whites and minorities. Hope Yen, AP.
• The debt ceiling explained in under a minute. Chris Moody, Yahoo News.
• Terror in Norway: Utopia no more. Martin Sandbu, Financial Times.
• GOP, Democrats ready rival emergency debt plans. Ben Feller, AP.

Week of July 17, 2011

• Yemen on the brink of hell. Robert Worth, New York Times.
• Bad food? Tax it, and subsidize vegetables. Mark Bittman, New York Times.
• The sleepover question. Amy Schalet, New York Times.
• Al-Shabab prevents aid from reaching 2.2 million Somalis. Jason Straziuso, AP.
• The Texas jobs juggernaut. New York Times.
• Barbarian horde glitter bombs Bachmann’s clinic. Adam Clark Estes, The Atlantic Wire.
• Witnesses describe scene of terror at Norway camp. Bjoern H Amland, AP.
• States where people pay the most (and least) in taxes. Charles Stockdael, 24/7 Wall Street.
• At least 80 are dead in Norway shooting. Elisa Mala, New York Times.
• Norway ripped by Oslo bomb, youth camp shootings. Nils Myklebost, AP.
• The new Euro plan: is Greek bailout 2.0 the real deal? Leo Cendrowicz, Time.
• Rick Perry asked why more kids are getting pregnant in Texas. Shawn Lawrence Otto, Huffington Post.
• Boehner: House will compromise on debt limit. Andrew Taylor, AP.
• Alabama still collecting tax for Confederate vets. Jay Reeves, AP.
• Only 25% of American students passed their geography test. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Minnesota governor signs budget, ends state shutdown. Martiga Lohn, AP.
• With Brooks arrested, tabloid insiders open up. Raphael Satter, AP.
• 60 percent of Texans suspended before high school graduation. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Conditions for the next crisis are firmly in place. Andrew Smithers, FT.
• Our debt binge is ending–and the middle class will get clobbered. Henry Blodget, Daily Ticker.
• Greece cannot be saved: if Italy and Spain follow, so goes the entire EU, says Ruparel. Stacy Curtin, Daily Ticker.
• British teenager bikes on top of water for charity, won’t say how. Chris Chase, Yahoo News.
• Libyan rebels fighting to capture eastern oil town. Nick Carey, Reuters.
• Syrian activists say up to 30 killed in 24 hours. Zeina Karam, AP.
• Gold rises above $1600/ oz as debt fears simmer. Jan Harvey, Reuters.
• Another top police official resigns in British scandal. Sarah Lyall, New York Times.
• Debt ceiling breakdown could shatter Republicans. Clive Crook, Financial Times.
• Senate plan firms to avert US debt default. Andrew Gully, AFP.
• Herman Cain: Communities have right to ban mosques. Bruce Schreiner, AP.

Week of July 10, 2011

• Court upholds use of airport body scanners. Jeremy Pelofski, Reuters.
• The fine print: North Dakota may not be a state. Claudine Zap, Yahoo News.
• Exorcists meet in Poland, tackle vampires. AFP.
• Who will suffer if there’s no debt-ceiling deal. Rick Newman, US News and World Report.
• GOP adds constitutional amendment to budget fight. Alan Fram, AP.
• Don’t write off brassy Bachmann and the Tea Party. Christopher Caldwell, FT.
• News of the world: Murdoch’s media mess is a wake up call for journalism. John Hughes, Christian Science Monitor.
• 51st state? Small step forward for long-shot “South California” plan. Daniel Wood, Christian Science Monitor.
• Did a Jerusalem court really sentence a dog to death by stoning? Eoin O’Carroll, Christian Science Monitor.
• Minnesota shutdown longest in recent history, no new talks. David Bailey, Reuters.
• Russia: ascent and dissent. Charles Clover, FT.
• Arab youth steps in where Islamism has failed. David Gardner, FT.
• Obama’s failed debt ceiling gamble. Clive Crook, FT.
• US suspends $800 million in Pakistan military aid. Ted Goldman, AFP.
• Connecticut becomes first state to mandate paid sick time. Lauren Keiper, Reuters.
• South Sudan becomes world’s newest nation. AP.
• Rio state has 60,000 unsolved murders in 10 years. AP.
• New Australian law to make Muslims lift veils. Rod McGuirk, AP.

Week of July 3, 2011

• Job growth falters badly, clouding hope for recovery. Motoko Rich, New York Times.
• US state pension funds could learn from the north. Gillian Tett, Financial Times.
• Hasidic sleuth’s beat: mean streets of Brooklyn. Jed Lipinski, New York Times.
• The legend of Margaret Thatcher. Bruce Bartlett, New York Times.
• Casey Anthony: Single mom of the year! Ann Coulter.
• US warning of airline plot to implant bombs in people. Jim Watson, AFP.
• Vatican opens archives for unprecedented exhibit. Nicole Winfield, AP.
• America and Europe sinking together. Gideon Rachman, Financial Times.

Week of June 26, 2011

• Meet Michele. Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Financial Times.
• Syria’s Assad under pressure as half a million march. AFP.
• Ohio governor signs law allowing guns in bars. David Bailey, Reuters.
• South Dakota’s strict new abortion law blocked. AP.
• Evangelicals and the gay moral revolution. R. Albert Mohler, Wall Street Journal.
• Hundreds of thousands strike in UK pensions row. Alice Ritchie, AFP.
• An Israeli algorithm sheds light on the Bible. Matti Friedman, AP.
• Rhode Island lawmakers approve civil unions. Abby Goodnough, New York Times.
• Greece escapes collapse; but its true problems are only just beginning. Ian Bremmer, Financial Times.
• A supreme double standard: if violent video games are free speech, why aren’t sexual images? Adam Cohen, Time.
• Fed official: biggest banks put “future of capitalism” at risk. Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.
• It’s perverse, but also pretend. Cheryl Olson, New York Times.
• Teacher grades: pass or be fired. Sam Dillon, New York Times.
• Convener in chief. David Brooks, New York Times.
• Can’t ban violent video sales to kids, court says. Jesse Holland, AP.
• Chaos in Yemen creates opening for Islamist gangs. Robert Worth, New York Times.
• The GOP’s Ayn Rand problem: politics and religion don’t mix. Aaron Task, Daily Ticker.
• No “him” or “her,” preschool fights gender bias. Jenny Soffel, AP.
• Muslim woman sues Abercrombie and Fitch over hijab. Jason Dearen, AP.

Week of June 19, 2011

• Gay marriage backers: NY vote has national impact. David Crary, AP.
• Majority of newborns are minorities, according to Census. Lukas Alpert, New York Daily News.
• Seized phone offers clues to bin Laden’s Pakistani links. Carlotta Gal, New York Times.
• NJ legislature moves to cut benefits for public workers. Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times.
• Lessons from Mormon TV denial of Playboy channel. Bill Baker, Christian Science Monitor.
• Poll: voters think reporters are biased liberals. Joe Pompeo, Yahoo News.
• Two by two: a real-life Noah’s Ark. Mike Krumboltz, Yahoo News.
• Obama opts for faster Afghan pullout. Helene Cooper, New York Times.
• Cost of wars is a rising issue as Obama weighs troop levels. Helene Cooper, New York Times.
• Murder rate and fear rise in Puerto Rico. Lizette Alvarez, New York Times.
• African-American unemployment at 16%. Michelle Miller, CBS News.
• Internet body throws open domain names. Raju Gopalakrishnan, Reuters.
• Same-sex marriage goes down to legislative wire in New York. Chris Michaud, Reuters.
• In France, sauciness extends well beyond food. Stephen Clarke, New York Times.
• America flirts with a fate like Japan’s. Clive Crook, FT.
• Western governments are blamed for Asia’s shortage of women. Ujala Sehgal, Atlantic Wire.

Week of June 12, 2011

• Saudi women drivers put pedal to the metal in protest ban. Lara Setrakian, ABC News.
• Republican candidates show shifting stance on Afghanistan. Huma Khan, ABC News.
• Qaeda woes fuel talk of speeding Afghan pullback. Mark Landler, New York Times.
• Syria forces storm border town near Turkey. Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Reuters.
• Jewish court sentences dog to death by stoning. AFP.
• Saudi Arabia beheads Indonesian woman convicted of murder. AFP.
• Anthony Weiner and the manly men of yore. Sarah Lipton, New York Times.
• Obama rejects 2 top lawyers’ views on war power in Libya. Charlie Savage, New York Times.
• Your well-paid middle class job is in danger. Ruth Mantell, Market Watch.
• Workers’ share of national income plummets to record low. Zachary Roth, Yahoo News.

Week of June 5, 2011

• One billion people disabled, first global report finds. Karen McVeigh, Guardian.
• College-educated immigrants outnumber unskilled immigrants. Liz Goodwin, Yahoo News.
• Rick Perry believes he could fill a “void” in the 2012 GOP field. Holly Bailey, Yahoo News.
• Failure to lift US debt ceiling risks fresh crisis. Glenn Hutchins, FT.
• Military spending. The Economist.
• 99% of Pennsylvania teachers, principals rated satisfactory, but state education secretary says that doesn’t square with student test scores. Jan Murphy, The Patriot News.
• Lebanon: Lady Gaga’s newest album seized as potentially offensive to Christians. Roula Hajjar, LA Times.
• Iranian women’s soccer team forfeits 2012 qualifier over headscarves. Brooks Peck, Yahoo News.
• Swedish king in strip club scandal. Louise Nordstrom, AP.
• In France, a Muslim offensive against evolution. Stephanie Le Bars, Le Monde.
• Thailand wants to ban tourists from getting Buddha tatoos. Frances Romero, Time.
• The 2% economy. Rana Foroohar, Time.
• 11 dead as Israeli troops fire along Syrian border. Daniella Cheslow, AP.
• Pope denounces “disintegration” of Europe families. Nicole Winfield, AP.

Week of May 29, 2011

• Yemeni leader agrees to go to Saudi Arabia for treatment. Robert Worth, New York Times.
• GOP contender Herman Cain on the rise. Chris Cillizza, Yahoo News.
• Chaos in Yemen drives economy to edge of ruin. Robert Worth, New York Times.
• The US postal service nears collapse. Devin Leonard, Businessweek.
• When Tahrir Square comes to Israel. Philip Stephens, Financial Times.
• Valedictorian fights judge’s ban on graduation prayer. Jim Forsyth, Reuters.
• Don’t worry, be wealthy: easiest time ever to make millions, author Seibold says. Stacy Curtin, Yahoo Finance.
• It’s not about you. David Brooks, New York Times.
• Employment data may be key to the President’s job. Binyamin Applebaum, New York Times.
• Prostitution latest target of Rio’s Olympic change. Juliana Barbassa, AP.
• Nigerian “baby factory” raided, 32 teenage girls freed. AFP.
• US wealthy exit Swiss bank accounts: study. Reuters.
• Egyptians decry “virginity tests” on protestors. Maggie Michael, AP.
• Monopoly lost: Atlantic City’s rise and fall. Wayne Parry, AP.
• Germany to scrap nuclear power by 2022. Frederic Happe, AFP.
• America’s vanishing middle class: a tale of two economies. Jeff Stibel, Harvard Business Review.
• Married couples in less than half of US households. Nigel Duara, AP.