Left Side of the Aisle #140

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of January 2-6, 2014

This week:

Good news: same-sex marriage gains in Utah, Ohio
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57295097-78/utah-marriage-state-court.html.csp
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20131223/us--gay-marriage-ohio/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/192786240/Utah-Gay-Marriage-Ruling
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/circuit-court-rejects-utahs-request-for-halt-to-gay-marriages
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20131223/us--gay-marriage-ohio/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/193514266/Ohio-Gay-Marriage-Decision
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/15/arc-of-universe/
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/utah-gay-marriage-ban-ruling-antonin-scalia
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/antonin-scalia-ohio-gay-marriage-decision

Bad news: end of extended unemployment benefits
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/29/high-stakes-for-us-families-losing-unemployment-benefits_n_4513984.html
http://media.wix.com/ugd/576e9a_f6cf3b6661e44621ad26547112f66691.pdf
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/27/long-term-unemployment-is-still-a-disaster-congress-is-about-to-make-things-worse/
http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/412887-consequences-of-long-term-unemployment.pdf

Bad news: Iraq
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d7bf9062-7174-11e3-8f92-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2ozWxlkbC
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/world/middleeast/iraq.html
http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/30122013
http://data.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/a-wave-of-violence-sweeps-iraq

Bad news: Sudan
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2003/12/peace-is-possible.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2004/06/bit-old-but-still-much-worth-noting.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2010/10/ill-believe-it-when-i-see-it.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2011/05/oh-crap.html
http://www.nation.com.pk/international/31-Dec-2013/battles-rage-in-south-sudan-as-ceasefire-hopes-fade

Clown Award: Ian Bayne
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/ian-bayne-duck-dynasty_n_4480745.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/goper-who-compared-duck-dynasty-star-to-rosa-parks-he-wanted-to-expose-persecution-of-christians
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ian-bayne-clarifies-rosa-parks-duck-dynasty-comparison-not-about-skin-color-or-literal-comparison
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/war-on-christmas_n_4499155.html
http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/
http://daisysdeadair.blogspot.com/2013/12/daisys-duck-dynasty-rant-from-thursdays.html
http://crooksandliars.com/2013/12/duck-dynasty-yuppies-red-neck-drag
http://www.refinedguy.com/2013/03/27/duck-dynasty-cast-before-and-after-style-pics/

Evolution and ignorance
http://news.yahoo.com/one-third-americans-reject-evolution-poll-shows-191426764.html
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-evolution/

Finding defeat in victory
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/18/why_this_weeks_anti_nsa_court_ruling_could_backfire_partner/

Outrage of the Week: Judge William Pauley
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/28/us/nsa-phone-surveillance-is-lawful-federal-judge-rules.html?hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/28/opinion/this-week-mass-surveillance-wins.html?src=recg
http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/929267/review-group-exec-summary-and-recs.pdf
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/19/white_house_advisors_vindicate_snowden/