Legitimate Rape?

Some women actually vote for people with positions like these.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/08/a-canard-that-will-not-die-legitimate-rape-doesnt-cause-pregnancy/261303/

Had to try and add a bit of humor to this thread.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tom-toles/post/the-whole-thing-is-shut-down/2012/08/20/f7105cac-eaee-11e1-b811-09036bcb182b_blog.html

Climate Change

Best recent articles on global climate change.

http://www.propublica.org/article/heat-wave-the-best-reporting-on-our-rising-temperatures

People's Platform

Six ideas for the betterment of our country. Not too much new here but provides good detail.

http://www.thenation.com/article/169300/peoples-platform-democratic-party

More on Voter Suppression

Nice comprehensive article on voter suppression techniques being employed by the GOP.

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/08/hbc-90008748

Harper's is one of magazines I subscribe to. One of if not the best imho.
Lewis Lapham still contribute on occasion. He also created Lapham's Quarterly which would like to subscribe to but barely have time to keep up with others I read (Harper's, Atlantic, Wired).
Ken Silverstein and Scott Horton are/have been excellent bloggers for Harper's.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2012/08/17/jon-stewart-slams-voter-ids.html

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria is one of the better journalists out there. He tries to find the value in all views but still takes a position in the end. He has a weekly show on CNN which is also very good which manage to catch on occasion. Only watchable thing on CNN imho. Have to go to PBS or Public Radio to find other respectable journalism.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-romney-and-obamas-relevant-debate-over-americas-future/2012/07/18/gJQAjVhSuW_story.html?hpid=z2

Some controversy regarding plagiarism and Zakaria. Often see attacks like this when someone is doing good work (aka Bill Moyers). The Washington Post apologized for the inaccuracies in their story while posting the same article once again.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/14/plagiarism.html

Voter Suppression

It makes me sick when I read about the tactics used to reduce the numbers of people eligible to vote.
Seems as though nothing is beneath some people. Why do people elect such dishonorable people? How did these people with no conscience become this way?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0711/In-Pennsylvania-the-Rosa-Parks-of-voter-ID-faces-down-GOP-voter-suppression

Microsoft's Stack Ranking System

Great article on Microsoft's supposed lost decade under Steve Ballmer.
Interesting analogies to IBM's stack ranking system which apparently can stifle creativity. Not much room for the introspective in such an environment. Think Google is taking the lead these days.

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/07/microsoft-downfall-emails-steve-ballmer