Check out these recent articles from around the web:

The Poor Get Poorer by Michael O’Loughlin: “Now I don’t call attention to this extraordinary wealth to begrudge those who have money. Having spent a few years working in the nonprofit sector, I see firsthand the immense good that wealthy individuals create with their financial resources. The problem is, as the upper class gobbles up more of the nation’s wealth, the middle class is being depleted and the working class falls further behind.”

First Impressions of the 2012 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data by Jared Bernstein: “Yes, the economy has expanded over these past few years, but to use a seasonal analogy, today’s report is yet another piece of evidence that this growth has once again done an end run around middle and lower income households on its way to the top of the scale.”

The Habits Of Supremely Happy People by Kate Bratskeir: “And while it might sound like a big feat to to tackle great concepts like meaning and engagement (pleasure sounded much more doable), happy people have habits you can introduce into your everyday life that may add to the bigger picture of bliss. Joyful folk have certain inclinations that add to their pursuit of meaning — and motivate them along the way.”

Death of an adjunct: “Meanwhile, I called Adult Protective Services right after talking to Margaret Mary, and I explained the situation. I said that she had just been let go from her job as a professor at Duquesne, that she was given no severance or retirement benefits, and that the reason she was having trouble taking care of herself was because she was living in extreme poverty.”

The Theology of Breaking Bad by Jordan Monge (Spoilers): “And so, too, Breaking Bad is the study of change—of a change from moral indifference to horrendous evil. It paints a picture of the development of sin in a way unparalleled in today’s television story-telling.”

Congolese nun wins U.N. prize for work with internally displaced women by CNS: “‘It is not my work only. It is the Lord’s.’ Such was the summation of Sr. Angelique Namaika, a member of the Augustine Sisters of Dungu and Doruma, as she spoke to reporters in an international conference call upon winning the Nansen Refugee Award bestowed annually by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.”

Brazilian rancher found guilty of ordering American nun’s death by Reuters: “A rancher in Brazil’s Amazon was sentenced to 30 years in prison for ordering the 2005 killing of American nun and environmental activist Dorothy Stang, an emblematic case for the many conflicts over land use in Brazil’s resource-rich interior.

Anatomy of a war crime by CNN: “In Syria, the death toll from chemical weapons pales in comparison to that from conventional warfare. Britain’s Channel 4 has the chilling story of a massacre in Al-Bayda.”

I’m a 35-Year-Old Veteran On Food Stamps by Jason Kirell: “I didn’t risk my life in Afghanistan so I could come back and watch people go hungry in America. I certainly didn’t risk it so I could come back and go hungry.”