Links for you. Science:

AAA 2011: Gillian Tett: How anthropologists can contribute to economic policy debates
Becoming Lichenized
Speaking ill of the dead
Man-made super-flu could kill half humanity (the title is overblown but there is a serious issue involved)

Other:

The Supercommittee of the One Percent Goes Down in Flames
The Labor of the Harvest (the other issue is figuring out how to mechanize more of the process)
The Death of the Fringe Suburb
Driven By Drug War Incentives, Cops Target Pot Smokers, Brush Off Victims Of Violent Crime
What Are Leaders Really For?
Taking It to the Streets
For Business, Golden Days; For Workers, the Dross (the key point is that when you look at the graphics, the increase in corporate profits has come entirely at the expense of workers’ wages during the non-recession times)
What the hell was THAT? (wish George well)
A Family’s Billions, Artfully Sheltered
The Demand for Jobs