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.
I Fought PBS and PBS Won

Tom Carson

Jan 27, 2012

Downton Abbey gives the network a bona-fide guilty pleasure.
Mitt Romney, Hero of Finance

Paul Starr

Jan 26, 2012

Romney’s backers say he did the tough work needed to restructure the economy. Actually, he seized opportunities that the tax, securities, and bankruptcy laws should never have given him.

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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Gingrich Jumps the Shark With Moon Plans

"You want to be like a lunar Trump...and, like earth Trump, you will not be president," Jon Stewart said.

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.
Yes We Can ... Watch Something Else

Jaime Fuller

Jan 25, 2012

Obama knew that Congress and the public wouldn't listen if he made big policy recommendations during the State of the Union. So he didn't.

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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.

Friday Miscellany

E.J. Graff

Jan 26, 2012

Barney Frank announces that he's engaged...rest in peace, Joe Paterno...and some more facts on contraceptive coverage.

Gingrich's Debate Pledge

Patrick Caldwell

Jan 26, 2012

If he gains the nomination he'll bypass the debate comission this fall.

The Inside Track

John Powers

Jan 26, 2012

Luck, HBO’s horse-racing series, is about the other American pastime: gaming the system.

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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.