Airport Reading

I was traveling this past weekend and picked up a copy of the April issue of Mother Jones in the airport. We make a lot of recommendations on this site, but instead of simply saying, "Subscribe to Mother Jones," here are a few highlights from the magazine and websites of those featured.

• The article "Separated at Birth" is about GOP congressman and long-shot presidential candidate (and anti-immigrant) Duncan Hunter and his brother John, who heads up Water Station, a volunteer organization that provides water for migrant workers in California.

• "Nanny 411" highlights Juana Nicolas and the Household Workers Project, a grassroots labor group made up of immigrant women who cleans houses and provide childcare in the Los Angeles area.

• Bill McKibbon's "Reversal of Fortune" is an excellent look at the current state of the American economy, and asks the question, "Why is making more money no longer making us happier?"

• Ava Lowery is what's commonly known as a heroine. She's a 16-year old homeschooler from Alexandria, AL whose anti-war website, www.peacetakescourage.com, with its poignant videos and hopeful spirit, has gotten her a lot of positive attention and even some unfortunate (although predicatable) venom from conservative bloggers as well as anonymous threats.