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Quit While You're Behind

Steve Erickson

Feb 3, 2012

In Mitt Romney's fantasy land, the other GOP candidates would drop out once it was clear they had no chance of winning.
Help Wanted Again

Robert Kuttner

Feb 3, 2012

Do January's positive jobs numbers mean the worst is over?
Woody Allen's Excellent Adventure

Tom Carson

Feb 3, 2012

Midnight in Paris is nothing more than a dilettante's guide to the City of Lights.

Stop the Damsel in Distress Act
Amanda Marcotte Feb 2, 2012

Parks and Recreation's once-funny and subversive lead character turns into an anti-feminist cliché.
Facebook Bares Its Soul
Nancy Scola Feb 2, 2012

The company's initial public offering files reveal what its aspirations are, even as competitors play catch-up.
Super PAC's Little Guys
Patrick Caldwell Feb 2, 2012

The Prospect catches up with some of the $100 donors to Restore Our Future, the group behind Mitt Romney.
Under Threat of Greek Default
Yannis Palaiologos Feb 1, 2012

The European Union outlines a budget pact in the shadow of economic disaster.

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Romney Backtracks on "Not Concerned About the Very Poor"

The candidate said his comment was a misstatement, "I misspoke." No kidding.
Andrea Mitchell Grills Komen CEO Over Funding Decision

Nancy Brinker called the fallout from a decision to defund Planned Parenthood a "mischaracterization."

Must-Reads

The Fall of the House of Assad?

Gershom Gorenberg

Feb 2, 2012

If and when the Syrian regime crumbles, an American administration will have to seize opportunities.
Shattering the Susan G. Komen Pinkwashing

E.J. Graff

Feb 2, 2012

Politics catches up with the breast-cancer awareness organization.
It Pays to Be Rich

Abby Rapoport

Feb 1, 2012

A new report looks at the many dimensions of poverty in the states.
Balancing Faith and Contraceptives

Scott Lemieux

Feb 1, 2012

Criticisms of President Obama's new birth control policy skip over the benefits for women's health.
Primary Battle Weary

Jamelle Bouie

Feb 1, 2012

The GOP might walk away from this primary with real scars.

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Mitt Romney's Daddy Issues

Feb 3, 2012

He's got them, just like most of our recent presidents.

Help Wanted Again

Feb 3, 2012

Do January's positive jobs numbers mean the worst is over?

A Blockbuster Jobs Report

Feb 3, 2012

For the first time in a long time, the economy is looking good.

Contraception, Co-Pays, and the Church

Feb 3, 2012

What's the big deal?

Wall Street Backs One of Its Own

Harold Meyerson

Feb 3, 2012

Donations from bankers to Mitt Romney could tip the balance against President Obama in November.

Donald Trump Endorses Mitt Romney

Feb 2, 2012

And for some reason, Romney accepts the endorsement like it matters.

Q&A: What to Make of Facebook's IPO

Feb 2, 2012

Internet guru Nicco Mele explains how Facebook's latest move leaves many with more questions than answers.

Facebook and Wall Street: It's Complicated

Feb 2, 2012

Today's Balance Sheet: Mark Zuckerberg "likes" Morgan Stanley.

The Magazine

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.

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Voices

E.J. Graff

Has Komen Reversed Course?

Feb 03, 2012 5:10 PM

Robert Kuttner

Help Wanted Again

Feb 03, 2012 10:33 AM

Harold Meyerson

Wall Street Backs One of Its Own

Feb 03, 2012 8:04 AM

Abby Rapoport

State of the Week

Feb 03, 2012 6:25 PM

Blogs

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Quit While You're Behind

Steve Erickson

Feb 03, 2012 2:53 PM

What Happens in Vegas
Patrick Caldwell
Feb 03, 2012 1:43 PM
Mitt Romney's Daddy Issues
Paul Waldman
Feb 03, 2012 10:50 AM
The Monkey Cage

Is Climate Change Likely to Increase Conflict?

Henry Farrell

Feb 03, 2012 12:29 PM

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Who Is to Blame for Polarization?

The president should be last on the list of people responsible for the breakdown of bipartisanship.

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Mitt Romney's Daddy Issues

He's got them, just like most of our recent presidents.

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Shattering the Susan G. Komen Pinkwashing

Politics catches up with the breast-cancer awareness organization.

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Research and analysis

Opinion in NAACP v. Georgia, National Voter Registration Act
Feb 03, 2012
Robert Kuttner on CNN: Strong Political Leaders Can't Rely Only On Scripts
Feb 03, 2012
Auction 2012: Greedy Bastards and Student Debt
Feb 03, 2012
Auction 2012: Greedy Bastards and Student Debt
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