Jon Cohn has the details on the Obama administration’s auto bailout. This post details the underlying thinking and this one gets into the specifics (the short version seems to be that they’re trying to save GM but largely throwing Chrysler overboard).

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.