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In the Doghouse (Book Review)

Michael Hirsch The Indypendent
The author reviews two books: One discusses the state of journalism today; the other examines how the dominant culture brutalizes the poor and lionizes the powerful.

The Watchdog That Didn’t Bark/The Divide

Michael Hirsch The Indypendent
Reviews of The Watchdog That Didn’t Bark: The Financial Crisis and the Disappearance of Investigative Journalism By Dean Starkman and The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap By Matt Taibbi.

The Hedge Fund That Ate Chicago

Les Leopold Alternet
Why does a millionaire mayor and a billionaire hedge fund CEO team up to attack public pensions? Because that's where the money is.

Science Diplomacy Visit to Cuba Produces Historic Agreement

Kathy Wren American Association for the Advancement of Science
The leaders of AAAS and the Cuban Academy of Sciences have signed a landmark agreement to advance scientific cooperation by Cuban and U.S. scientists, in key areas of mutual interest to both countries.

Should Spider-Man Swing or Run?

Rhett Allain Wired
A fun problem to work on before you take your child to see Spidey 2: Clearly it looks cool when Spider-Man swings around on his webs. However, does this really save him time?

Neanderthal Intelligence: A Reader's Response

Matthew Hallinan
A reader's response by Matthew Hallinan to "Neanderthals Were Not Less Intelligent Than Modern Humans, Scientists Find" read the original article at portside May 2, https://portside.org/2014-05-02/neanderthals-were-not-less-intelligent-modern-humans-scientists-find