WonkPM: Your afternoon update from Wonkblog for August 21, 2013

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View on the Web. Wednesday, August 21, 2013 WonkPM is your afternoon update of the latest posts on Wonkblog. WonkPM is a supplement to your morning Wonkbook newsletter. If you'd like to opt-out from receiving WonkPM, please click here. This map is how the United States would look if life were fair Congratulations, 50 states: You might be getting a new sibling! The new hotness is North Colorado, a potential state that conservative activists in Unitary Colorado have started agitating for. ”The activists started pushing…after this year's legislative session, when Democrats who control … Continue reading → Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Offer to teach a man to code and you're kind of a jerk. Let’s stipulate something: If Patrick McConlogue had just written a post saying he wanted to start teaching Javascript skills to disadvantaged, inner-city children, no one would care. Those who did care would applaud So why is this post, in which … Continue reading → Between 2000 and 2012, American wages grew…not at all You can always rely on the Economic Policy Institute for really depressing charts about just how far behind the U.S. middle class is falling, and the latest report from EPI President Lawrence Mishel and economist Heidi Shierholz is no exception. … Continue reading → Al Gore explains why he's optimistic about stopping global warming Al Gore was vice president of the United States from 1993-2001. Since leaving politics, he’s been heavily involved in the campaign to fight global warming, even winning a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. And he says he’s more optimistic … Continue reading → It could have been worse for Bradley Manning. It probably will be for future leakers. House Republicans want drug tests for food-stamp recipients. There's no good reason for that. Traditionally, food stamps have been less stigmatized than other welfare benefits. Two-thirds of beneficiaries from the the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are children, elderly, or people with disabilities . Benefits are modest, with the average recipient receiving about $133 per … Continue reading → This is why controlling health-care costs is almost impossible A few weeks ago, Paul Krugman wrote up a Google poll showing Americans think the deficit is rising. In reality, the deficit has fallen by almost half. “The public has no idea that the deficit has been falling like a … Continue reading → Here's what it's like to fly over the Arctic all day I never understand why people on airplanes don’t spend 100 percent of their time looking out the windows. But that’d be especially true for this NASA plane that flies low over the Arctic. The views are stunning: Megan Garber of … Continue reading → There's an Obamacare program that Republicans use more than Democrats Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every Monday, … Continue reading → This one photo from 1998 includes everybody involved in the Fed chair decision Take a look at the photo above. President Bill Clinton was talking about the economy in the White House Rose Garden in 1998. Just behind him, his face partly blocked, is Larry Summers, then the deputy Treasury secretary. The woman … Continue reading → Follow Ezra Klein:     You are receiving WonkPM as a supplement to your morning Wonkbook newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive WonkPM, or would like to unsubscribe from Wonkbook entirely, click here. ©2013 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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