Civil Beat readers and staff have these recommendations for your weekend reading pleasure:

• How Ronald Reagan Changed Bruce Springsteen’s Politics — The Reagan years were a transformational period for the U.S. and its economy — and for working-class rock icon Bruce Springsteen, who was thrust onto the political stage after the president tried to co-opt Born in the U.S.A. That is when the apolitical kid from New Jersey developed a real political conscience. — Politico Magazine
• What It’s Like to Be a Millennial in Congress — U.S. Reps. Aaron Schock, of Illinois, and our own Tulsi Gabbard talk about the challenges their young generation faces in the real world and in the old halls of power in D.C., even as those born between 1981 and 2002 — and there are 90 million of them — pour into adulthood in a time of not-quite prosperity. — National Journal
• You Had To Be There — Many comedians see the road as a means to an end. They want to sharpen their skills, get bigger gigs, and, with a little luck, break in to Hollywood. But Doug Stanhope hasn’t been waiting for an invitation to the party, as this article notes, he’s been hosting it for years. — Harper’s
• What’s So Bad About a SuperPAC? — An alternative title for this one is: How I Came to Love the (Money) Bomb. Remember: bombs, even when they are made of money, have a tendency to explode. — Medium
• New York Times Editor: Losing Snowden Scoop ‘Really Painful’ — Edward Snowden gave the scoop of the decade to The Guardian and The Washington Post. He thought the Times was too docile on national security issues to publish such sensitive materials. The paper’s new editor says he has learned a lesson, explaining, “I am much, much, much more skeptical of the government’s entreaties not to publish today than I was ever before.” — New York Times
• For a Respected Prosecutor, an Unpardonable Failure — Evidence of a convicted murderer’s possible innocence sat buried in a case file for more than two decades. Now, a prosecutor in Brooklyn will have to answer for the mistake. — Propublica
• Democrats Have a Problem With Science, Too — We shouldn’t let the Dems off the hook just because Republicans are worse. This article is about, climate change, GMOs and much more. — Politico Magazine
• American Businesses in China Feel Heat of a Cyberdispute — The Justice Department recently indicted five members of the Chinese army on economic cyperspying. Chinese officials have responded by placing pressure on the U.S. and large tech companies, with some powerful Chinese officials calling for retribution against Washington and a sort of technology protectionism by Beijing. — The New York Times
• What 20 Years Without Her Taught Me About Loss, Life and Fighting On — If you have dealt with loss and overcoming, you’ll want to read this little article about coming to grips with the loss of an imperfect mother who left her mark. — Medium

And don’t miss Civil Beat’s own must-read stories of the week:

• Victor Geminiani Takes on One Social Cause After Another
• Neal Milner: Taking Political Debates Less Seriously
• Mufi Makes It Interesting, Vows to Bring Back Hawaii Superferry
• School Superintendent Gets New Contract Despite Criticism
• Denby Fawcett: Mayor’s Proposal to Keep the Homeless Moving
• Hawaii and the War of Consciousness
• ‘Compassionate Disruption’: Honolulu’s Homelessness Balancing Act
• Is Honolulu Rail Living Up to Its Promises of Job Creation?