Happy links of July! Or fourth.

I feel a lot better thinking about the concrete victories, however few,  that were won on health care, education, and, if it passes, financial reform, then I do thinking about Al Gore opposing the Iraq war even as I marched in the streets against it. – Chris Bowers

How are you celebrating?  

• When intuition and math probably look wrong – A mind-bending discussion of the relationship between information and probability. Wonderfully illustrative of the strengths and weaknesses of intuitive reasoning.
• How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? – It’s one thing when the bullying happens on school property, but the parents in the article who say that dealing with the issue themselves, by going to the other kid’s parents, would be “too awkward” need to decide whether their kid’s well-being is more important than their own sense of discomfort. Sheesh.
• Theory of Change: How I Stopped Being A Radical – Chris Bowers explains how governing isn’t the same as protesting. A worthy read for why the Democratic Party, while not perfect, is the right place to channel your action when you actually want to get things done.