Reading this week

For this week please read the articles for Week 8 below


Week 8
Financial Crisis 4: The 99%

The New American Divide 

The Fragmenting of the New Class Elites, or, Downward Mobility 

Primer on Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

Toss-up States and Election Math

Presidential Race as of Today

Thesis Generator

This is mostly a joke, but worth looking at anyway

Thesis generator

More on Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements

Here are some links to resources for undergraduates on how to construct a thesis statement.

Purdue University

University of North Carolina

Hamilton College

Middlebury College

Poll of Swing States

Purple Poll

Income by College Major

Income by College Major

Size of the Universe

Size of the Universe

US Electoral Map

2012 Presidential Electoral Landscape

Current electoral map

George Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit

George Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit
Alan Dershowitz on the Arrest Affadavit

Syllabus

Week 1
Overview

Week 2
Financial Crisis 1: The Big Short

Week 3
2012 Election: Presidential and Key Senate Races

Week 4
Financial Crisis 2: The European Crack Up

Week 5
Trayvon Martin Case

Week 6
Financial Crisis 3: Japan Sustainability Report (IMF)

Week 7
Stock Portfolio: Mid-Term Report; Election Report

Week 8
Financial Crisis 4: The 99%

The New American Divide

The Fragmenting of the New Class Elites, or, Downward Mobility

Week 9
Financial Crisis 5: The Blue Model

The Once and Future Liberalism

Week 10
Department of Health and Human Servs. v. Florida

Week 11
Financial Crisis 6: California

Two Californias

Week 12
Stock Portfolio: Final Results; Election Report