A collection of links to items of interest around the web.

In a New York Times op-ed, Rashid Khalidi offers a primer on Gaza. Also check out this interview on GritTV. At his New Scientist blog, Fred Pearce calls for open borders. Mark Winne offers a meditation on eating locally in 2009. Forrest Church discusses religion in America and living with terminal illness on the Diane…

Mark Hyman wonders what parents who test their kids genes for sports talent are expecting to do with that knowledge. Geoffrey Canada explains the Harlem Children's Zone to Stephen Colbert, who wonders if it's something like Gymboree. Bill Ayers discusses past, present, and future with Chris Matthews on Hardball. Marian Wright Edelman asks if we…

“Before we put this awful, sadomasochistic election campaign behind us, we need to deal with one of the most shameful parts of it — the treatment of Bill Ayers by both political parties.” Brent Harold in the Cape Cod Times. In the comments field of our recent memorial post, Senator Mike Gravel shared his own…

Bill Ayers was interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air earlier this week (the interview was praised by James Fallows of the Atlantic here). Also check out his interview with Walter Shapiro at Salon, which has an accompanying video. A talk Ayers gave in Washington was covered by the Washington Post and NPR. Fred Pearce…

Bill Ayers appeared on Good Morning America and Democracy Now! this morning. The latter interview, which is longer and more substantive, includes his wife, Bernardine Dohrn. Bill McKibben discusses Obama’s Big Climate Challenge. Nan Mooney (Not Keeping Up With Our Parents) talks about College Loan Slavery. She was also on Babble this week worrying about…

David Moore explains the good and bad of polling in the AARP Bulletin. Many people pray for their favorite sports teams—surely there were many prayers in Boston last night—but is it okay for a high school coach to lead his team in prayer before a game? Articles in support of Bill Ayers keep appearing in…