The American Prospect

The Winner Is...Romney's Debate Coach

Bob Moser

Jan 27, 2012

The GOP front-runner finally gets in some digs at Newt Gingrich.
Missing the Arab Awakening

Matthew Duss

Jan 27, 2012

Fears of radical Islam and a depleted budget may keep the U.S. from shepherding a Middle Eastern transition to democracy.
I Fought PBS and PBS Won

Tom Carson

Jan 27, 2012

Downton Abbey gives the network a bona-fide guilty pleasure.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Amanda Marcotte Jan 27, 2012

The Oscars recognize women in non-traditional roles, but leave actors of color behind.
The Inside Track
John Powers Jan 26, 2012

Luck, HBO’s horse-racing series, is about the other American pastime: gaming the system.
Cynthia Nixon, Gay and Proud
E.J. Graff Jan 25, 2012

Are we "born that way"? Do we choose to be gay? Who cares?
Absolutely Comfortable
Gabriel Arana Jan 24, 2012

A Washington state senator's change of heart on same-sex marriage offers a lesson in humanism.
Capital Games
Robert McIntyre Jan 24, 2012

Mitt Romney thinks he pays enough in taxes, and Newt Gingrich thinks it's too much. What does President Obama think?
And Then There Was Light, Man
Ryan Bloom Jan 24, 2012

Mimicking a familiar format, Alan Lightman's Mr. g fails to create a unique world.

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State of Disunion

In this week’s episode of Vox and Friends, Jamelle Bouie, Jaime Fuller, guest Pema Levy (of Talking Points Memo) discuss the State of the Union, the Republican presidential race, and the unusually long-lived family of President John Tyler.

Couture's Chinese Culture Shock

Minh-Ha Pham

Jan 27, 2012

Chinese luxury consumers are becoming an important market but fashion's racial stereotypes persist.
By Any Other Measure

Mijin Cha

Jan 27, 2012

Relying on GDP to calculate economic progress ignores social and environmental realities.
Surveillance in a Wireless Age

Scott Lemieux

Jan 25, 2012

The Supreme Court rules that installing a GPS device on a car is unconstitutional, but not for the reason one might think.

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Gay Marriage Moving Forward Around the Country

Abby Rapoport

Jan 27, 2012

It's not just Washington state. Maryland, Maine and New Jersey are also home to new initiatives for gay marriage.

Newt's Final Frontier

Patrick Caldwell

Jan 27, 2012

The Republican presidential contenders brough Gingrich's space dreams tumbling back to earth at the 19th debate.

Why the Republicans Won't Benefit From Being the War Party

Paul Waldman

Jan 27, 2012

Their thirst for war with Iran won't do them any favors.

Hemming and Hawing on Blind Trusts

Patrick Caldwell

Jan 27, 2012

Not every Republican buys Mitt Romney's know-nothing defense of his ads and investments.

By Any Other Measure

Mijin Cha

Jan 27, 2012

Relying on GDP to calculate economic progress ignores social and environmental realities.

The Ghost of Health Care Passed

Patrick Caldwell

Jan 27, 2012

Mitt Romney may have fended off Newt Gingrich last night, but his defense of Massachusetts' individual mandate will haunt him throughout the campaign.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Amanda Marcotte

Jan 27, 2012

The Oscars recognize women in non-traditional roles, but leave actors of color behind.

I Fought PBS and PBS Won

Tom Carson

Jan 27, 2012

Downton Abbey gives the network a bona-fide guilty pleasure.

The Winner Is...Romney's Debate Coach

Bob Moser

Jan 27, 2012

The GOP front-runner finally gets in some digs at Newt Gingrich.

Unleash the Newt

Bob Moser

Jan 26, 2012

Today's Ringside Seat: Conservatives get Newt Gingrich good and angry ahead of tonight's debate and Fidel Castro weighs in on the Republican primary.

Has Hell Frozen Over?

Abby Rapoport

Jan 26, 2012

What if it turns out that voters will on occassion allow tax increases?

Space Case

Patrick Caldwell

Jan 26, 2012

Newt Gingrich’s plans to colonize the Moon are loony, but his advocacy for a souped-up NASA is right on.

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Vol. 1 No. 23

January 2012

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The New Populists

Christopher Ketcham

The rise and fall of Zuccotti Park—and the future of the movement it birthed

In Dire Health

Arnold Relman

Despite the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. medical system is near collapse. What will save it is a single-payer system and physicians in group practice.

A Ninja in Our Sites

Rob Fischer

An aggressive federal enforcement effort targets online piracy—and threatens the open Internet.