The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Recovery

Something you can’t recover from? Being born with a regrettable last name. Poor Sister Schmuck! [The Atlantic]

The group you wouldn’t believe was hit hardest by the recession: college-educated white males. [Newsweek]

See terrifying footage of the tornadoes and storms that ripped across the U.S. over the weekend. [New York Times]

What’s more important, saving the nation’s budget or saving the nation’s gray wolf population? Last week, Congress had to choose. [Time]

One year after the BP Oil Spill, New Orleans continues to suffer. [BBC]