Jacqui sent in links to the articles she mentioned in class --

The one about "selective empathy" — as in, let's all be Bostonians today, and then why not Yemenis tomorrow, etc.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/16/boston-marathon-explosions-notes-reactions

The one about the Saudi marathon man:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/04/the-saudi-marathon-man.html?mbid=social_retweet

And the David Graeber piece:
http://www.thebaffler.com/past/practical_utopians_guide#.UWs4LWga5WE.twitter