Things to Read on the Afternoon of July 2, 2015

Must- and Should-Reads:

• Ryan Cooper: “Being in power while unemployment skyrockets towards 30 percent is not so great for one’s political prospects. PASOK did not just lose, it has been essentially destroyed–falling from 38 percent of the vote in 2009 to less than 5 percent this year…”
• Must-Read: Monique Morrissey: Are Disability Rates Increasing?
• Must-Read: David Atkins (December 2014): Another Opportunity to Test Who is Right About the Economy
• Martin Wolf: The Difficult Choices Facing the Greeks
• Must-Read: Caroline Freund and Sarah Oliver: Gains from Harmonizing US and EU Auto Regulations under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
• Dean Baker and Cherrie Bucknor: Obamacare Is Good for Older Workers Too
• Danny Haim: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures
• Samantha Cooney and Heidi Moore: Who’s who in the Greek bailout crisis
• Jessica Fulton: A key tool to fight housing inequality remains intact – Washington Center for Equitable Growth
• Karl Whelan: Greece, The Euro and Gunboat Diplomacy
• Joe Gagnon: Can the Grexit Lemon Be Made into Lemonade?
• David Glasner: Gold Standard or Gold-Exchange Standard: What’s the Difference?

Might Like to Be Aware of:

• Amanda Marcotte: The Real Reason Why Conservatives Like Ross Douthat Oppose The Gay Marriage Ruling
• FT Alphaville: We’ve gone Camping…
• Trekonomics