What We’re Reading

The real cost of conservatives' cruelty cannot be measured in dollars and cents, but in people’s lives.

The Catholic archbishop of NY, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, has lobbied for a new state tax credit for individuals and corporations who donate money to schools, including religious ones.

And deep-pocketed advocacy groups are lobbying for more -- a trend that alarms advocates of strong science education.

The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates separates reality from fiction.

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There's more to recent attacks on the billionaire donors than meets the eye.

HuffPo compares the realities people at the lower end of the labor market face with Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) rhetoric about the joys of making $7.25 per hour as a fry chef or a dishwasher.

Conservatives say the Lone Star state’s recent record of growth validates their economic agenda. That record crumbles upon inspection.

One doesn't think much about suspended driver's licenses, but one lawmaker says they can have a snowball effect.

The new trusts of our modern Gilded Age -- Amazon, Google, Apple -- are very different from the old ones, writes George Packer.