U.S. economy
How to help the economy, and families, by Heather Boushey
Kick-starting employment, by Brad DeLong
Why we need not fear that a bigger stimulus will be counterproductive, by Brad DeLong
The last temptation of risk, by Barry Eichengreen (via Mark Thoma)
A tale of two depressions, by Barry Eichengreen and Kevin O’Rourke
What’s keeping Tim Geithner from being bolder?, by Justin Fox
The quiet coup, by Simon Johnson
Why little action on banking can do great harm, by Simon Johnson and Peter Boone
Green shoots and glimmers, by Paul Krugman
Making banking boring, by Paul Krugman
Reconsidering a miracle, by Paul Krugman
Stimulus thinking, and nuance, by David Leonhardt
Was the New Deal a bust?, by Jeff Madrick
Recession, far from over, already setting records, by Floyd Norris
More cities seeing at least 15% unemployment, Real Time Economics
A report card on Obamanomics, approaching 100 days, by Robert Reich
How to understand the disaster, by Robert Solow
Is America the new Russia?, by Martin Wolf
Living standards, poverty, inequality, well-being
Preferences for redistribution, by Alberto Alesina and Paola Giuliano
Conservatives need new models, by Phillip Blond
More or less equal?, The Economist
Earning well, feeling otherwise, by Gary Fields
Food stamp use soars in US, Financial Times
The red ink of a greyer future, Financial Times
The asset-bubble theory of income inequality, by Justin Fox
Post-consumer prosperity, by Robert H. Frank
What we can live without, Free Exchange
A strong safety net encourages healthy risk-taking, by Jacob Hacker
Take off, by Jacob Hacker and Elizabeth Jacobs
A green jobs primer, by Bracken Hendricks, Andrew Light, and Benjamin Goldstein
The jobs solution, by Leo Hindery and Donald Riegle
Robert Frank on why we should make Wall Street poorer, via Ezra Klein
Semi-regular Social Security corrective, by Ezra Klein
Money for nothing, by Paul Krugman
Ten radical remedies America needs, by Robert Kuttner
64 ways to rebuild NYC’s middle class, by Jennifer Lee
Do smart parents raise smart kids?, by Andrew Leigh
Fair pay, by Megan McArdle
After off year, Wall Street pay is bouncing back, New York Times
Executive pay makes a u-turn, New York Times
States slashing social programs for the vulnerable, New York Times
The state of opportunity in America, Opportunity Agenda (via Inclusionist)
An agenda for social democracy, by John Quiggin
What to do about government spending and universal health care, by Robert Reich
Obama’s nudge-ocracy plan for reducing inequality, by Noam Scheiber
Institutions, partisanship, and inequality in the long run, by Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage
Economic growth and security, by Mark Thoma
Household wealth in a freefall, by Christian Weller and Jessica Lynch
How to start to get trillions in lost wealth back, by Christian Weller
College attainment and family income, by Matthew Yglesias
Health care
Reconciliation: this changes everything, by Jonathan Cohn
Why not the HAA?, by William Galston
Why a public insurance plan is essential for health reform, by Alexander Hertel
Should employer-based health care be tax-deductible?, by Ezra Klein
The myth of waiting lines, by Ezra Klein
This is the easy part, by Ezra Klein
An open hand, but a very firm handshake, by Maggie Mahar
Beyond health care, by Maggie Mahar
Democrats agree on a health plan; now comes the hard part, New York Times
Obama tactics shield health care from a filibuster, New York Times
Health reform without a public plan: the German model, by Uwe Reinhardt
Health care reform: dollars and sense, by Pat S.
Taxes
Tax tea party fantasy, by Bruce Bartlett
The fiscal hole that must be filled, by Clive Crook
Tax evasion, The Economist
The 400 richest Americans and their terrible tax burden, by Justin Fox
Before tea, thank your lucky stars, by Robert H. Frank
The estate tax, by Howard Gleckman
Who pays taxes? Who should?, by Howard Gleckman
Why I hate filing my taxes, by Howard Gleckman
Why the GST is a good idea, by Stephen Gordon
Senate to uber-rich: help is on the way, by Bob Greenstein (via Mark Thoma)
When ignorance isn’t bliss, by Andrew Leigh
Richly undeserved, by David Leonhardt
Tax fantasies of the right and left, by Steven Pearlstein
How much Americans actually pay in taxes, by Catherine Rampbell
Just how progressive is the tax system?, by Catherine Rampbell
More on income levels and tax rates, by Catherine Rampbell
Taking action against tax havens, Real Time Economics
Warning: tax hikes ahead, eventually, Real Time Economics
Paying for what government should do, by Jeffrey Sachs
Problems with the value-added tax in Europe, by Mark Thoma
In the debate over tax policy, the power of luck shouldn’t be overlooked, by Hal Varian (via Mark Thoma)
America’s income tax burden near historic low, Washington Post
Emmanuel Saez on taxes and elasticity, by Matthew Yglesias
Talking about taxes, by Matthew Yglesias
Education
Can we make America smarter?, by Andrew Hacker
The economic impact of the achievement gap in America’s schools, McKinsey & Co. (via Matthew Yglesias)
High-quality pre-K to 3rd: how much does it cost?, by Sara Mead
End the university as we know it, by Mark Taylor
Cities
A tale of two exurbs, by Ben Adler
Detroit story of the day, by Ryan Avent
Future cities, by Ryan Avent
The high cost of short buildings, by Matthew Yglesias
Globalization
Immigration is a necessary component of a realistic utopia, by Jonathan Dingel
As global demand contracts, trade is slumping and protectionism rising, The Economist
Globalization promotes peace, by Jong-Wha Lee and Ju Hyun Pyun
Immigration for shared prosperity, by Ray Marshall
The implosion in cross-border lending, by John Plender
Did globalization produce an increase in economic growth?, by Dani Rodrik
Unions
A deal to organise, Financial Times
Card check is dead, by Thomas Frank
U.S. politics
Why Twitter is the last thing D.C. needs, by Matt Bai
Why the Democrats can’t govern, by Jonathan Chait
Can Obama be a majority of one?, by Robert Dallek
Nudge-ocracy: Barack Obama’s new theory of the state, by Franklin Foer and Noam Scheiber
Red and blue economies?, by Andrew Gelman
New research refutes the myth that America is a “center right” nation, by John Halpin and Ruy Teixeira
Polarization and history, by Ed Kilgore
The consolations of polarization, by Ezra Klein
The Senate is broken, by Ezra Klein
Three flavors of delicious reconciliation, by Ezra Klein
How Obama can succeed in the next 100 days and beyond, by Robert Reich
Ideas and interests, by Dani Rodrik
What would a “bipartisan” Obama look like?, by Nate Silver
No country for close calls, by Nate Silver and Andrew Gelman
New progressive America, by Ruy Teixeira
Why is the GOP throwing Senate races?, by Matthew Yglesias
Abroad
The impact of the global financial crisis on the world’s poorest, by Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion
Data data everywhere, by Jim Cust
The horrors of Nordic socialism exposed, The Daily Show (via Matthew Yglesias)
Chronically hungry passes 1 billion, Financial Times
Getting women into paid employment, by Duncan Green
A fragile flexibility (U.K.), by Brian Groom
Aided by safety nets, Europe resists stimulus push, New York Times
British plan to raise taxes, New York Times
Japan pays foreign workers to go home, New York Times
China shows the world how to get through a crisis, by Jim O’Neill
Miscellaneous
Paying a price for loving red meat, by Jane Brody
Must you bet your views?, by Tyler Cowen
Why tables are really much better than graphs (really!), by Andrew Gelman
Yes, but why do they get married later?, by Ezra Klein
Far too many Americans are behind bars, by Lexington
Sweden becomes fifth country to legalize same-sex marriage, New York Times
The best female soccer player in the world, by Michael Sokolove
Earning a living as a creative genius, by Bernard Wasow
Historical variation in age at first marriage, by Matthew Yglesias