From The New Yorker, the health-care bill has no master plan for curbing costs — is that a bad thing? You think a tiny band of verbose old folks couldn’t stand in the way of a nation of 300 million? Meet the U.S. Senate. German Lessons: Should progressives frustrated with our democracy pine for a parliamentary system? Who are the Blue Dogs? Michael Tomasky investigates. The right's myth about Obama's cabinet: Conservatives claim a lack of private sector experience in the administration, based on faulty numbers. A look at why every one of us should be guaranteed a job. Christina Romer on putting Americans back to work. Michael Maiello on a Marshall Plan for America: The jobs crisis demands drastic government action. Should public-sector jobs come first?: There's "Room for Debate" at the Times. Federalism and Its Discontents: The states are drowning — the best life-preserver that Washington can throw at them is to take over Medicaid. Meet Ron Bloom, the proletarian schlub who might just save American industry. Steven Pearlstein on how Obama's Stimulus 2.0 acknowledges government's limitations. Why Obama can't create jobs: The White House summit on employment was a sham — the only way to bring the jobs back is to get rid of Ben Bernanke. Here are 10 reasons Bernanke should be fired. John Judis on Bernanke's conservative message. Reining in, and reigning over, Wall Street: An interview with Elizabeth Warren, President Obama's point person for financial regulation. Why are good policies bad politics? Brad DeLong wants to know.
