What I'm Reading Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Just Well Worth Reading

• For Thanksgiving, Debunk Your Family’s Chain Emails : NPR
• and on that note: Top 5 FOX Myths To Debunk This Thanksgiving | MoveOn.Org

Politics

• Smartest Newt in the room – Edward-Isaac Dovere – POLITICO.com.
• Liberalism
• Daily Kos: Bull’s Eye! Chait on Liberals, History, Obama. A must-read for Progressives…
• Jonathan Chait on Liberal Disappointment — New York Magazine
• David Frum on the GOP’s Lost Sense of Reality — New York Magazine
• Go Big, Mr. Obama – NYTimes.com
• Over 150 Economists Sign Letter Of Support For OWS | Care2 Causes
  

  Recently Newt Gingrich publicly dismissed the Occupy Wall Street movement as being nothing but unemployed, uneducated rabble in need of a bath.

  Of course, this flippant label makes no sense to anyone that has visited an OWS encampment, talked with its supporters, or even lightly researched the movement.

  To further disprove the idea that only idiot socialists would identify with OWS, a group of top economists from around the world recently released a statement supporting the movement (see below).

  “We are economists who oppose ideological cleansing in the economics profession. Equally we oppose political cleansing in the vital debate over the causes and consequences of our current economic crisis.

  We support the efforts of the Occupy Wall Street movement across the country and across the globe to liberate the economy from the short-term greed of the rich and powerful “one percent”.

  We oppose cynical and perverse attempts to misuse our police officers and public servants to expel advocates of the public good from our public spaces.

  We extend our support to the vision of building an economy that works for the people, for the planet, and for the future, and we declare our solidarity with the Occupiers who are exercising our democratic right to demand economic and social justice.”

  The statement has been signed by 170 economists so far and is still growing.

• Rep. John Conyers: Eliminating Regulations That Protect the Health and Safety of Americans Is Not Job Creation
• via R i g h t a r d i a: Political Loudmouth: I refuse to believe corporations are people . . ..

Environment &  Environmental Politics

• Doug Brinkley, Rep. Don Young squabble over Arctic refuge – latimes.com

Steve Jobs

• Michael Wolff on the Legacy of Steve Jobs | Adweek