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Disparity of influence

Shauhin A. Talesh (UC-Irvine): Insurance and the Law. From The Guardian, Owen Jones on how the conservative case for the left is overwhelming. Amanda Taub on 7 reasons you shouldn’t go to law school (unless you really, really want to be a lawyer). Michael Tomasky reviews Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich by Peter Schweizer. Who is the most conservative Republican candidate for president? Pablo Barbera investigates. James Hohmann on the 25 questions the Koch brothers want every 2016 candidate to answer. The introduction to Feminism, Labour and Digital Media: The Digital Housewife by Kylie Jarrett. Economists on Bush’s promise: Close to 0 percent chance of 4 percent growth. Gov. Sam Brownback only raised taxes on poors, so it doesn’t count, right? To boost local journalism, Steven Waldman proposes an AmeriCorps for reporters. The gender disparity of influence on Twitter: Jessica Bennett on why men are retweeted more than women. By pushing aside Alexander Hamilton’s image on the $10 bill — instead of replacing Andrew Jackson’s image on the $20 bill — the Obama administration has committed a grave historical injustice. The introduction to The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World by Scott L. Montgomery and Daniel Chirot.