Sunday Reads - The Best of Politics, Economics, & Ideas

Presenting four great reads, with three weekend bonus reads!

• The inside story of a controversial new text about Jesus. (Smithsonian Magazine)

• Siddharth Varadarajan on the UPA's reforms binge: A risky strategy born of panic. (The Hindu)

• The China-Japan tussle over the Diaoyus / Senkakus Islands: Can it lead to war? (Economist)

• What the mega-rich do for America. (Newsweek)

Weekend Bonus Reads:

• Sivakasi: India's dangerous fireworks capital city. 

• The man who gave away
  his book collection. 

• A Spanish city where there are no medicines. 

Check out these great images from the submissions to the National Geographic photo contest 2012.