First Links — 4.23.14

Bonfire of the Humanities
Patrick Symmes, Outside

Susan Sontag on Beauty vs. Interestingness
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

Why Fight When We Can Eat?
Daniella Peled, Roads and Kingdoms

On Piketty’s Capital: What Is Wealth?
Matt Bruenig, Demos

Everything You Need to Know About Prisons
Dara Lind, Vox

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