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

NPR's news blog posts a horrifying first-person account of being in Joplin, Missouri during the deadly tornado. As of Monday night, 116 people were killed in the storm. [NPR]

The New York Times profiles GLBT teens as they come out to their friends and family. [NY Times]

Even though the United States is on its way out of the economic recession, Americans still aren't taking vacations. According to CNN, relaxing is just not in our DNA. [CNN]

In other economic news, small businesses still aren't...