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The Climate Fight Heads to California

July 30, 2010 | web only
TAP talks to economist Matthew Kahn about the promise of California's fledgling cap-and-trade system -- and the campaign to undo it.

Burying "Post-Racial"

July 28, 2010 | web only
We're so far from achieving a post-racial society that even using the term is harmful.

A Labor War Ended

July 27, 2010 | web only
SEIU and UNITE HERE come to terms.

Obama's Surveillance Power Grab

July 29, 2010 | web only
The Obama administration wants to "clarify" FBI power to get online records without warrants -- and vastly expand it.

Digital Copywrongs

July 28, 2010 | web only
New DMCA exemptions are an improvement, but the basic paradox of telling consumers how they may use electronics remains unaddressed.

What Will a Republican Majority Do Next?

July 27, 2010 | web only
We know Speaker Boehner's opening moves. But what will the GOP do after those fail?

Understanding Islamic Finance

Understanding Islamic Finance

July 29, 2010 | web only

TAP talks with Frank Vogel about Sharia-compliant finance, the financial crisis, and why banking is a chance to engage with the Islamic world.

Frank Vogel, former director of Harvard Law School's Islamic Legal Studies Program (Harvard Gazette/Stephanie Mitchell)

Scare Tactics
July 27, 2010 | web only

What we're seeing now isn't racism; it's race-baiting.

The Myth of the Fairer Sex
July 26, 2010 | web only

Women, especially self-proclaimed feminists, must own the truth about our gender's capacity for violence if we are ever going to be effective in ending it.

The Middle Man
July 26, 2010 | web only

Lessons from life in Washington's ideological gray zone.

Let's Call It All Off
July 23, 2010

Charles Kupchan aims to give U.S. policy-makers a roadmap to a more restrained and sustainable foreign policy.

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The House at the End of the Road

July 23, 2010 | web only
In the culture of Israeli settlements, stealing land has become invisible, unnoticed.

Neocons Versus Nonproliferation

July 22, 2010 | web only
The tenuous fate of the new START treaty shows the continuing power of neocons within the Republican Party.

No Win in Arizona

July 22, 2010 | web only
Even if the courts rule that SB 1070 should not go into effect next week, the Obama administration has failed.

Do We Need a Commission on Civil Rights?

July 21, 2010 | web only
The fact-finding body at the heart of the New Black Panther case is deeply politicized and largely ineffective.

Fed Dread

July 21, 2010 | web only
What to look for in Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke's semiannual report to Congress.



Falling Out of Love With Obama

July 20, 2010 | web only
The left is finding out that Obama is not the progressive they fell in love with.

Running Without Labor

July 20, 2010 | web only
In his race for governor in New York, Andrew Cuomo has turned his back on labor. And that could hand the state to the GOP.

Reading for Life

July 19, 2010
Learning to read by third grade is a goal that can organize everything we do for kids.

A Piece of the Dream

July 19, 2010 | web only
Obama's poll numbers with Latino voters are plummeting. Passing the DREAM Act is the surest way to stop the slump.

A Place for Play

July 16, 2010
Why reading programs must combine playful learning with direct instruction



Let's Call It All Off

Charles Kupchan aims to give U.S. policy-makers a roadmap to a more restrained and sustainable foreign policy.

Old Image, New Portrait

Treating an entire population as being of one mind can obscure more than it reveals.

Our Common-Law Constitution

People approve of an evolving Constitution mainly when it evolves in the direction they want it to go.

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