"Domestic investments aren’t driving our long-term budget deficit," says Sen. Patty Murray.
Obamacare B-Sides: Three programs you haven’t heard of start in 2014
Wellness programs are about to get huge--and insurance taxes kick in.
Bill Gates’s graph of the year
On first look, Bill Gates's graph is depressing. But look closer and it's a triumph.
Why shouldn’t you just pay the individual mandate?
Why Carl Gibson isn't buying insurance.
Seven things you should know about the expiration of unemployment benefits
A broader look at why long-term unemployment is still a disaster.
Tyler Cowen’s graph of the year: The Eurozone isn’t out of the woods
Tyler Cowen is still worried about Europe.
Wonkbook: This quote shows why Obamacare is here to stay
Did you hear what Sen. Ron Johnson said?
Jonathan Franzen’s graph of the year
"A large new peer-reviewed study published in 2013 estimates the number of North American birds killed by cats at well over one billion per year."
Bill McKibben’s graph of the year: We’re extracting more fossil fuels than ever
Even as the U.S. makes minor reductions in carbon-dioxide emissions domestically, we are mining and drilling for ever more coal and oil and gas.
The Wonkblog Guide to Holiday Giving
Haven't given to charity yet this season? Don't worry - here's everything you need to know to make your gift count.
Unemployment benefits for 1.3 million expire Saturday. Here’s why.
A primer on what this emergency unemployment program is, why it's shrinking, and what the arguments for and against renewing it are.
Emily Oster’s graph of the year: Why is the U.S. falling behind in life expectancy?
This chart demonstrates not only how low our life expectancy is relative to other developed countries, but also how far we have fallen even in the last 30 years.
Edward Snowden is wrong: His mission has not been accomplished.
Snowden has significantly scaled down what he considers a victory.
Our insane health-care system: free health care in prison, nothing afterward
"If you think about it, we’ve established a very inefficient way to provide care: putting people back in prison."
Obamacare had lots of sign-ups on deadline day
Three states alone had 57,000 sign-ups this past Monday.
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s graph of the year
"There is some sense -- and the president has affirmed this -- that racism is no longer a real threat to mobility, that it is now class. This is wrong."
Wonkbook: A Christmas present from Obamacare
Tried to sign up for Obamacare and failed? The Obama administration says you can still get insurance by Jan 1.
An economist’s guide to gift-giving
I'm dreaming of an economically efficient Christmas.
Alan Turing was a war hero prosecuted for being gay. He finally got a pardon.
Alan Turing was a computer science pioneer whose code breaking helped defeat the Nazis.
Do ambassadors matter?
These days, they're mostly salespeople for American business.