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Good reads: Freedom of speech, YouTube cats, and campaign strategyThis week's good reads include deciphering what our forefathers meant by protection for free speech, one man's quest to find a feline Internet sensation, and the 'invention' of political consulting.
Good Reads: Hillsborough, rural Russians, and chasing dreams of spaceflightThis week's long form good reads include a recounting of the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield, insights into the political thinking of rural Russians, and the Dream Chaser spaceplane's history.
Good Reads: Israel's Iran debate, Scalia's 'originalism,' and blasphemy in PakistanThis week's long-form good reads include the fire and fear driving Israelis' debate about a strike on Iran, a judicial debate with a surprisingly high profile, and the pernicious use of Pakistan law.- Good Reads: Volcanoes, guillotines, and the key to happinessA look at modern France, and a profile of revolutionary villain Maximilien Robespierre; the American recovery and the very happy people of Iceland. Here are this week's good reads.
The real danger for South Africa after Lonmin mine shootingPolice shooting of 34 protesting mine workers has shocked South Africans, but the growing economic frustration that the miners' strike underscores does not equal growing support for the ruling ANC's rivals.- Good Reads: What it means to be the "other" in AmericaThis week's better long form stories help us make sense of the deeper cultural issues behind Sunday's Sikh Temple shooting, as well as the immigrant experience in America.
Good Reads: on Americans' shared economic values, and scandal in ChinaThis week's best long-form articles may change how you think about America's 'polarized' political environment, China's stability, and new journalism ethics. Well, the first two anyway.
Good Reads: Mali jihadis, and the consequences of military interventionMilitary intervention toppled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, but it also helped create a possible Islamist haven in northern Mali ... which has prompted more calls for military intervention.- Why Western sanctions on Zimbabwe may not matter anymoreYesterday, the European Union announced it would lift sanctions on Zimbabwe if the country held a referendum on a new constitution. How much do sanctions affect the country?
Good Reads: Syria's conflict, hero journalists, and the power of parentsA tribute to war correspondent Marie Colvin, a few tips about Syria from Lawrence of Arabia, and one Indian woman's fight against sexual harassment top this week's list of stories worth reading.
US Navy fires on fishing boat in sensitive Strait of HormuzFearful of a repeat of the bombing of the USS Cole, the US Navy says it fired only after giving warning to the Dubai-based, Indian-manned fishing boat.
What's behind the 'outrage' over Chinese-made US Olympics uniforms?US Sen. Harry Reid (D) of Nevada suggests that Americans pile up the Chinese-made Team USA uniforms and burn them. But how much does China really 'dominate' the US economy?
Good Reads: How South Sudan was born, how journalism must changeThis week's best pieces include a stunning series on the men and women who helped South Sudan gain independence, how India duped the world, and what journalism's central goal should (still) be.- Good Reads: on Afghan wars, German spies, and the 'American Spring'This week's best stories look at lessons we should have learned from a decade of war in Afghanistan, from intelligence failures, and from press accounts of the American Revolution.
- Salman Rushdie, now the target of an Iranian video gameThe video game, 'The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of his Verdict,' allows gamers to (virtually) carry out the Ayatollah Khomeini's death sentence.
Islamists destroy Timbuktu heritage sites: Why are these targets?Ansar Dine, the Islamist militia that shares control of Mali's north, is just the latest in long line of zealots of many faiths who destroyed the monuments of other faiths thought to be superstitious.
Good Reads: on euro dreams, spoiled American children, and PakistanA survey of the best reads this week provides a look into the eurocrisis, Americans' concerns about their values and their children, and the geographical reasons why Pakistan is messed up.- Good Reads: A Calvin and Hobbes take on EgyptHere is a survey of insightful articles on what's next for Egypt, the cost of America's obsession with security post 9/11, and how cellphones can help with disaster management.
French envoy: Russia is key player in Syria crisisRussia supplies Syria with arms and protects it from military intervention by UN forces. But the French ambassador to US, François Delattre, says Russia may be more flexible than it seems.
At Rio+20 environmental summit, is 'catastrophe' inevitable?Wealthy Western nations are financially exhausted and unwilling to commit to help fund greener development for poorer nations. Will this week's conference in Rio find any solutions?
