Links for you. Science:

Just How Many Young-Earth Creationists Are There in the U.S.?
GMO Labeling, I-522, and Why This Debate Sucks for Progressive Scientists Like Me (pesticide labeling would be far more useful)
Balance
No, not back to our regularly scheduled program
ANI are you okay? Are you okay ANI?

Other:

My Abortion: One in three women has an abortion by the age of 45. How many ever talk about it? New laws, old stigmas. 26 stories. (must-read)
The Chicago Bears: A Ray of Light in the Darkness of the NFL’s Bully-palooza
Friday Story Time: Deconstructing the Cycle of Reformy Awesomeness (excellent)
A Citizen’s Response to the President’s Charter School Education Proclamation: With a Profile of Two “Highly Performing” Charter School Organizations in Arizona
Encounters With the American Military in Afghanistan: Here’s the cost of American-style war.
A museum at City Hall
The GOP’s Poverty Denialism: According to many conservatives, the poor have it easy.
A boost for young readers
Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Five): Epistemology and Empathy
A public transit ring around downtown
The Grand Old Tea Party: Why today’s wacko birds are just like yesterday’s wingnuts. (yes, they are)
I Might Not Send My Kids to College
On the latest D.C. NAEP Miracle
NEVER GET HIGH ON YOUR OWN SUPPLY
Gawker’s harping on Rob Ford’s crack use is laced with the drug’s racial and class associations.