What I read today - Jan 17

• From Tufting to Jingles, the Evolution of Modern Carpet, Atlas Obscura
• The Wrong Way to Speak to Children, WSJ
• Milton Friedman, Betsy DeVos, and the Privatization of Public Education, Dissent
• Two Russian Icebreakers Are Currently Stuck In Sea Ice, Atlas Obscura
• Martin Luther King’s Radical Legacy, From the Poor People’s Campaign to Black Lives Matter, Dissent
• Obamacare saved my life. What now?, CNN
• HOUSE BILL NO. 1203, North Dakota

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a driver of a motor vehicle who negligently causes injury or death to an individual obstructing vehicular traffic on a public road, street, or highway may not be held liable for any damages."

• How to organize a volunteer-based, radical new form of American politics, Boing Boing
• Why Bernie Sanders Came Up Short—and How That Lesson Can Fuel Future Progressive Victories, AlterNet
• Black Lives Matter Chicago and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., The Root
• The Rise of the Luxurious Suburban Master Bathroom, Atlas Obscura
• A Guide to Basic Differences between Left and Right, National Review