The college textbook bubble and how the “open educational resources” movement is going up against the textbook cartel
American Enterprise Institute
When U.S. drones kill civilians, Yemen’s government tries to conceal it
The Washington Post
Stop giving chemicals a bad name, says Royal Institution Christmas lecturer
Dr Peter Wothers says the word ‘chemicals’ is being misused to mean something harmful or unnatural (The Guardian)
How Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You’re a Terrorist
A look inside the “disposition matrix” that determines when — or if — the administration will pursue a suspected militant (The Atlantic)
Looming Crisis: State Budgets Soon to Be Under Siege
The Big Picture
Obamacare architect leaves White House for pharmaceutical industry job
Few people embody the corporatist revolving door greasing Washington as purely as Elizabeth Fowler. (The Guardian)