If you’ve ever caught yourself rolling your eyes at someone who looks too poor to be buying an iPad or other luxury goods, read this thoughtful post by Tressie McMillan Cottom that might make you think differently about that judgment.

If you want to understand the Obamacare ‘cancelation’ story, you really need to read this piece. Most everyone is either untouched or a winner. But there are arguable losers (people who will have to pay more for what are inarguably better plans). And figuring out who is who has been significantly complicated by the glitches with HealthCare.gov. A sober, non-crazy look at a critical story about which there’s been endless bamboozlement.