Trayvon Martin
- HLNtv.com: Interactive Map: The Trayvon Martin Killing
- Mother Jones: Transcript of George Zimmerman’s Call to the Police
- State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman: Affidavit of Probable Cause
- Florida Statutes and Constitution
- Ta-Nehisi Coates: How Stand Your Ground Relates To George Zimmerman
- Emily Bazelon: Zimmerman’s Not Guilty. But Florida Sure Is.
- Charles Blow: The Whole System Failed Trayvon Martin
- Charlie Pierce: The Great Contradiction
- Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Banality of Richard Cohen and Racist Profiling
Health Care
- NY Times: Health Plan Cost for New Yorkers Set to Fall 50%
- Paul Krugman: Obamacare Is the Right’s Worst Nightmare
- Dr. Claire McCarthy: ABC’s hiring of Jenny McCarthy: a decision that could cost lives
Economics: Jobs and Unemployment
- Matt Taibbi: David Brooks Wonders Why Men Can’t Find Jobs: Comedy Ensues
- Felix Salmon: The effect of unemployment insurance on unemployment (old article but good framing of issues)
- Wall Street Journal: Unemployment Benefits Extensions Have Small Impact on Jobless Rate
- Henry Farber and Robert Valletta: Do Extended Unemployment Benefits Lengthen Unemployment Spells? Evidence from Recent Cycles in the U.S. Labor Market.
- Floyd Norris: Gender Gaps Appear as Employment Recovers From the Recession
Arts
- Ed Drew: Tintype photos of his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan. First tintypes from a combat zone since the Civil War. (I like his Under the Helo portfolio a lot as well.)
Politics and Other
- Zane McMillin: Rep. Justin Amash will try to derail NSA surveillance by targeting funds
- Andrew Gelman: “Stop and frisk” statistics
- ProPublica: Army Says War Records Gap Is Real, Launches Recovery Effort
- Bruce Bartlett: The GOP’s Mounting Woes
- Boston Globe: Contract bidder called on Markey for favor
- James Seaton: The Gift of Christopher Lasch (from 1994)