The Week in Reads is a new feature that collects the standout work published by msnbc reporters throughout the week.
A progressive alternative to Obamacareby Geoffrey Cowley
If all goes as planned, Vermont will soon achieve universal health care through a single-payer system. Can a straight-talking restaurateur make it happen?
The untold story of racism in Americaby Adam Serwer
It’s possible, as Bill Clinton put it, to work hard and play by the rules. But the history of black people in America reveals one set of rules for blacks and for everyone else, even if you do succeed.
GOP establishment won big this weekby Benjy Sarlin
In two critical Senate races, Republicans heeded establishment GOP warnings and shut out riskier tea party candidates. But the tea party may have won, even in defeat.









