Health and Economy

"In his letter, Cook said one of the primary functions of a government is to ensure that its people enjoy a clean and healthy environment, and responding to the current frenzy of ideology- and profit-motivated demands to severely limit the funding and powers of the Environmental Protection Agency would cripple the agency’s ability fill that role. Instead, Cook called on the Super Committee to target a number of misguided and outdated programs and subsidies that result in environmental damage and increased health risks."

http://www.ewg.org/release/shortchanging-human-health-and-environment-won-t-trim-swollen-deficit

Clever Economic Analysis

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-real-causes-of-the-economic-crisis-theyre-history/2011/06/27/AG2nK4pH_story.html

"The report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission detailed the recklessness of the financial industry and the abject failures of policymakers and regulators that brought our economy to its knees in late 2008."

How to End the Great Recession

It took decades for our economy to get in the state it is today.  Interesting article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/opinion/03reich.html