David Sirota gets a bit overheated in interpreting it, but this photo of Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich celebrating pro-Wal-Mart legislation while shadowed by the company’s CEO is pretty creepy.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.