[Yangon, Burma, November 5: A woman sits by a campaign poster hung for the upcoming election in Myanmar, which many say is a "sham" because of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's ongoing house arrest. Image via Getty.]

[Baltimore, October 5. Image via Getty]

[Antigua, Guatemala; May 11. Image via Getty]

• John McCain's had some more time to think about John Lewis's words of caution about the level of racial intolerance and violence coming out in this election season. He thinks John Lewis' words were unacceptable. [CNN]
• Of course, he probably didn't read this article about how calling an African-American political figure a socialist has a long and unfortunate history dating back to efforts to make African-American political leaders — and their fight for equality — seem foreign and scary. [American Prospect]
• Or this one about how too many white people subconsciously associate white people with America and black people with foreign stuff. [Washington Post]
• Or this one, about how people think only the white working class voters of the Midwest count as an authentic political coalition. [American Prospect]

When I wrote [classic novel 'The Golden Notebook'], for a long time I hesitated about describing the [heroine's] joy in her pubic hair, young and glossy, and growing in three perfect little swirls. But I knew there would be a fuss and if this was a question of principle, then it wasn't my principle.