Must Read

• Daniel Larison, The Saudis Are Starving Yemen to Death [Ed.:  Related]
• Mike Konczal, How the rise of finance has warped our values
• driftglass, How Democrats Lose
• Matt Karp, Against Fortress Liberalism

Should Read

• Josh Bivens, It’s not a puzzle if American workers oppose trade agreements
• Jared Bernstein, A graphical assault on supply-side tax cuts
• Rich Barlow, America’s Misunderstood Working Class
• Robert Reich, The New Common Ground Between Populist Left and Right
• Tim Murphy, Bernie Sanders’ Revolution Might Win in New York After All
• Michael Norton, Kinder Morgan Suspends Work On Controversial Pipeline Project
• Ashley Dawson, Save the Mosquitos

Economics

• Adam Levitin, Sorry Paul, but the Bailout WAS about the Banks
• Robert Reich, Why Isn’t Everyone In Favor of Taxing Financial Speculation?
• Dean Baker, The Elites Deserve More Credit for Undermining Support for Economic Integration
• Jared Bernstein, A “truth” about trade that’s not a truth at all
• Mark Thoma, Reducing Long-Term Unemployment: Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good
• Nick Hanauer and Robert Reich (NYT), Overtime Pay: A Lifeline for the Overworked American

Politics

• WBUR On Point, Thomas Frank On How The Democratic Party Lost Touch With The People
• Ed Walker, Wonks and Activists
• Matthew Yglesias, Bernie Sanders is (still) the future of the Democratic Party
• Eliza Newlin Carney, Chaotic Primaries Signal Voting Trouble Ahead
• Charlie Pierce, What Voter Suppression Is Really About
• Dean Baker, Republican Extremist Gets High Marks from Washington Post
• Mark Thoma, [Excerpt from] John Kasich’s Interview with The Washington Post Editorial Board
• Jonathan Marshall, Covering Up Hillary’s Libyan Fiasco

Russia

• Eric Schmitt (NYT), Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise

Great Moments in the History of Stupid

• Michael Forsythe (NYT), China to Develop Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Environment

• Andrew Kramer (NYT), Chernobyl’s Silent Exclusion Zone (Except for the Logging)
• William Gail (NYT), A New Dark Age Looms
• Dave Roberts, Putting a price on carbon is a fine idea. It’s not the end-all be-all.
• David Abel, Environmental groups give [MA Governor] Baker administration a ‘C’
• Manny Fernandez (NYT), U.S.-Mexico Teamwork Where the Rio Grande Is but a Ribbon

Science

• Mike the Mad Biologist, Yes, We Can See Evolution
• Chad Orzel, How Quantum Physics Starts With Your Toaster
• Evan Ackerman, Sweep Is a $250 LIDAR With Range of 40 Meters That Works Outdoors
• Andrew Gelman, A new idea for a science core course based entirely on computer simulation

Ending on a Positive Note

• Nicholas St. Fleur (NYT), Lyrid Meteor Shower Is Spectacular, Albeit Obscured
• Melissa Clark (NYT), Persian Cuisine, Fragrant and Rich With Symbolism
• Eric Asimov (NYT), 20 Wines for Under $20: The Spring Edition