• Over at the NYT Economix blog: looking at what the unemployment rate consistent with full employment might be, along with Dean Baker, co-author of our new book on this very topic (more on the book here!).
• Illustrating Social Security’s significant impact on elderly poverty.
• Looking at the upsides and downsides to Sen. Baucus’ international tax reform proposal.
• Wondering how Paul Ryan can be considered a poverty warrior.
• Analyzing a few recent developments in the ACA rollout saga.
• Explaining why I don’t think things economic will soon be looking up.
• Highlighting a NYT piece comparing outcomes in neighboring states with quite different approaches to economic policy.
• Laying out the 30^th and 31^st editions of Sequester Watch: remember, those who forget the sequester are doomed to repeat it.

Music: Pitch Perfect meets Lorde’s Royals in this week’s aca-awesome Friday Musical Interlude.