Must Read
- Jared Bernstein, Wages should be growing faster, but they’re not. Here’s why.
- Jared Bernstein, It’s Not a Skills Gap That’s Holding Wages Down: It’s the Weak Economy, Among Other Things
- Martha Bebinger, Mass. Becomes First State To Require Price Tags For Health Care
Should Read
- Sarah Kliff, This researcher gave 10,000 women free birth control. Here’s what she found.
- Andrew Prokop, Virginia Congressional map thrown out by judges for racial bias
- Michael Slezak, The world is warming faster than we thought
Environment
- Katie Valentine, The Ocean’s Surface Layer Has Been Warming Much Faster Than Previously Thought
- Joe Romm, NOAA: Record Antarctic Sea Ice Growth Linked To Its Staggering Loss Of Land Ice
- Jeff Spross, America’s Biggest Solar Provider Has A New Way To Make Rooftop Systems More Affordable
Politics
- Paul Krugman, In Defense of Obama
- Ezra Klein, What Republicans want to do if they win the Senate
- Sara Morrison, Scott Lively: Baker-Coakley Debates Are Boring Without Independents [Ed.: Lively is vile but I concur that the debates should include all candidates.]
Urban Planning
- Scott Van Voorhis, New Report Calls For More Affordable Housing
Miscellany
- Jeremy Barr, Matt Taibbi’s First Look Media project looks like it’s called ‘Racket’
- Leda Marritz, 3 Rules to Follow When Someone You Live With Works From Home
- David Shaftel, Brunch Is for Jerks
- Radiolab, Parasites
(Busy week. I didn’t do nearly as much reading as I usually do.)