Frank Moraes: Focusing on social mobility distracts us from the more important problem of economic inequality in general.

Bruce Gerencser: Some Evangelicals claim to want to be more open to gays. Don't be fooled.

What Would Jack Do: Racists these days (well, most of them) are more cautious, but not less dangerous.

Driftglass: The Cliven Bundy story is a case study in how the right-wing media manipulate their audiences' "thinking".

Blog round-up by Infidel753. Tips to mbru [at] crooksandliars [dot] com.