Ezra Klein

The best sentences we read today

washingtonpost.com — "Hoffa went missing in Detroit, a city that, then as now, was filled with great places to hide a body." - "Editor's Note: The original story incorrectly heralded the worldwide demise of the telegram."

David Stockman: Fed Inflation Is Red Herring

youtube.com — April 29 (Bloomberg) -- David Stockman, former Budget Director under President Reagan, and Josh Barro, Bloomberg View Columnist, discuss and debate U.S. monetary and fiscal policy. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg) -- For more "Bloomberg Surveillance" videos: http://bloom.bg/LGz8Mc -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg

Status of CMS Efforts to Establish Federally Facilitated Health Insurance Exchanges

gao.gov — What GAO Found The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will operate a health insurance exchange in the 34 states that will not operate a state-based exchange for 2014. Of these 34 federally facilitated exchanges (FFE), 15 are in states expected to assist CMS in carrying out certain FFE functions.

Democrats like health reform better when it’s called ‘Obamacare.’ Republicans not so much.

washingtonpost.com — Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act i s changing the American health-care system - and being changed by it. Sandhya Somashekhar is filling in while Sarah's away, and you can reach her with questions, comments and suggestions here.

Liveblogging the FOMC and Bernanke’s press conference

washingtonpost.com — The Federal Reserve's policy committee met Tuesday and Wednesday, and the world is waiting for the results. At 2 p.m., the Federal Open Market Committee will release both a statement announcing its policy stance and the committee's economic projections, revealing how its members expect growth, employment and inflation to evolve in the years ahead.

Democrats like health reform better when it’s called ‘Obamacare.’ Republicans not so much.

washingtonpost.com — Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act i s changing the American health-care system - and being changed by it. Sandhya Somashekhar is filling in while Sarah's away, and you can reach her with questions, comments and suggestions here.

It’s almost as if Jeff Sessions’ opposition to immigration reform isn’t about the poor at all

washingtonpost.com — That CBO report showing that the Senate bill will boost the economy? It's not good enough for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). Even if it does help the economy, he says, "the benefit will go to the business owners."

How A Used Bottle Becomes A New Bottle, In 6 Gifs

npr.org — The rise of curbside recycling programs in the last few decades has meant more glass recycling. But for a long time, many recycling centers didn't have the technology to turn recycled glass into the raw material for new bottles. Instead, recycled glass often wound up being used as a cheap construction material, or even to cover landfills.