Jan. 17 reading

Prisoner's Dilemma and American politics (required): http://balanceofeconomics.com/2013/01/03/national-affairs-the-political-prisoners-dilemma/

Net Neutrality (optional): http://www.juancole.com/2014/01/ruling-endangers-internet.html

Iran, Obama, and Congress (don't read all of them, obviously)
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-us-iran-20140113,0,341164.story#axzz2qLN8ioCo

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/02/congress-iran-sanctions-sabotage-agreement

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/14/iran-deal-us-congress-derail-dumb

http://www.niacouncil.org/site/DocServer/S1881_Org_Letter.pdf?docID=2661

http://www.lobelog.com/47-senators-take-aipacs-word-over-u-s-intel-community/

http://www.juancole.com/2014/01/american-senators-conflict.html

Good viewing on the history of US-Iran relations (optional): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WVtpao0KSM&safe=active


From class
Congressional leadership roster: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/

Intelligence committee influence on Obama's NSA speech: http://www.defenseone.com/politics/2014/01/ahead-obama-speech-congress-intel-leaders-want-little-changed/77048/?oref=d-channelriver?oref=d-interstitial-continue

Congressional Sportsmen Caucus: http://www.sportsmenslink.org/caucuses/congressional/

Boehner's SuperPAC (video - 8th period hasn't seen this yet): http://www.politico.com/multimedia/video/2012/07/get-to-know-a-super-pac-congressional-leadership-fund.html