Snowed In? Reading Material to Pass the Time

There's always a lot of down time during Ohio's wintry months which presents a perfect time to print out some articles, dust off those bookmarked links, cuddle up with your Kindle (or Nook if you prefer) and catch up on some reading. Here's a list of what I've been looking at lately...

• Planet War: A photo essay from Foreign Policy highlighting the current conflicts around the globe
• An Attack on the Soul of the Nation: A piece from Jim Wallis (a self described Christian leader for social change and an all around interesting man) about the Arizona shooting
• Hellhole: A very good article about solitary confinement from the New Yorker (March of 2009)  
• Female Marines in Afghanistan: A photoblog from MSNBC 
• The 50 Most Powerful People in D.C:  It's always good to put faces to the names that are often heard on nightly news outlets- from GQ
•  The Women of Troy:  This is something I first came across while walking my sister's dog and listening to NPR. It's a project called "Upstate Girls" started by artist Brenda Ann Kenneally and explores the how and why of class inequity in America. Amazing. 
• Alone Together: A book about how technology has changed our social interactions. Sure it's a subject that has been a little overexposed but this book was 20 years in the making and will make you rethink your next text message
• unSpun: We all know message manipulation is part of the political game but this book dissects the deception and illuminates the tactics that can sway votes and change election outcomes.
• You Are Not a Gadget: A technology insider lays out how Web 2.0 projects are leading us to sell out our individuality and creativity- and reasons why we shouldn't.  

What have you been reading lately? 

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