Must Read
- John Tirman, The Legacy Of Unlearned Lessons, And The Current Crisis In Iraq
- Joseph Stiglitz, Inequality Is Not Inevitable
- Jonathan Franzen, Mr. Difficult
Should Read
- Mark Mazzetti, Use of Drones for Killings Risks a War Without End, Panel Concludes in Report (The report: Recommendations and Report of the Task Force on U.S. Drone Policy)
- Martha Bebinger, [Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s] Deal With Partners Filed In Court: Restricts Growth, Costs
- David Epstein, Still time to plant vegetables and perennials, but some things need to wait
- Katie Valentine, Don’t Forget Butterflies! Our Pollination Crisis Is About More Than Honeybees
- Charlie Pierce, The Problem With The Environment
- Hank Paulson, Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 Recession
Politics
- Paul Krugman, The Loneliness of the Non-Crazy Republican
- NY Times, Howard Baker Jr., ‘Great Conciliator’ of Senate, Dies at 88
- Daily Kos, Epic Tea Party hissy fit on Twitter
- Robert Kuttner, Three Reasons Liberals Lack Traction With Voters, Despite Conservative Failures
- Pres. Obama, Weekly Address – June 28, 2014
Economics
Environment
- Tom Kenworthy, How Dust On Colorado’s Snow Could Ruin Your Salad
- Jeff Spross, Why A National Carbon Tax Would Be Amazing — In Four Charts
Guns
- Max Fisher, Chart: The U.S. has far more gun-related killings than any other developed country
- Dylan Matthews, The funniest argument for locking up your guns you’ll see (NB: NSFW)
Baseball
- [Boston Red] Sox Prospects, Scouting Scratch: Henry Owens