OK, the official poverty rate declined this week. But it’s worth remembering that millions who aren’t officially in poverty are still poor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/world/africa/ebola-world-bank-west-africa-economy.html

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/national-book-awards-nonfiction/

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/10/made-in-america-again/379343/

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141990/yascha-mounk/europes-jewish-problem

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/world/africa/obama-urges-world-powers-to-bolster-ebola-response.html

By doing nothing, Congress is actually doing a lot, though the consequences are not very pretty.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/09/12/the_mouse_that_roars_jordan_spies_islamic_state_isis

A new government report shows that millions of Americans are struggling to afford enough food. So why are Democrats and the GOP gutting food stamps?

http://www.nytimes.com/times-insider/2014/09/07/responding-to-ebola-the-back-story/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/world/africa/cuts-at-who-hurt-response-to-ebola-crisis.html

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