Features

'60s for Sale
Devin McKinney
A new Let It Be and the coming 40th anniversary (!) of the Beatles' U.S. invasion will bring waves of nostalgia. Too bad; they deserve better.

Crime and Redemption
Drake Bennett and Robert Kuttner
States are using fiscal scarcity to find more creative approaches to reducing crime. The most notable holdout is Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Europe Can Change a Man


Forever Young
Carl Elliott

Gay Rites Movement
Sarah Wildman
Conservative Episcopalians huffing over the consecration of Bishop Gene Robinson are standing on the wrong side of history -- their own church's.

Grassy Knoll, Chapter 847


Judging Terry
Harold Meyerson
The DNC's Terry McAuliffe hasn't been Mr. Popular, especially since '02. But he's quietly been assembling the machinery for '04. His rep -- and a lot more -- hinges on the outcome.

Lawful Re-entry
Bruce Western
In Brooklyn, a novel program is reducing recidivism and finding ex-offenders decent jobs. The real surprise is who's running it: a social worker hired by the district attorney's office.

Murray: Whites Win!


No Resources, No Results
Sasha Abramsky
Kentucky had good intentions in releasing some nonviolent offenders to save money. But the state shortchanged its post-release programs, and an opportunity was lost.

One Less Republican in Florida


Oops, He Forgot


Reform Done Right
Ayelish McGarvey
A Chicago program demonstrates the logic of preparing prisoners for life on the outside.

Roadwork on Memory Lane


Teach These to the Kids


The 2-Percent Illusion
Robert Kuttner

The -Ism That Failed
John Patrick Diggins
Neoconservatism relies on a history in which it alone won the Cold War. But that's not what happened. As neocons lead us deeper into holy war, it's time for a history lesson.

The President's New Crusade
Paul Starr

The Quiet Revolution
Stephen Kinzer
All eyes are on Iraq, but the most breathtaking democratic reforms in the Muslim world are happening in Turkey—with Islamists leading the way.

The Religious Wars
Robert B. Reich

The Research Wars
Matthew Yglesias
Hard-liners gave long prison sentences credit for the drop in crime. They were mostly wrong.

The Shawshank Succession
Joseph Rosenbloom
Maine built a state-of-the-art prison to replace the one made infamous in the movies. It filled up almost overnight, but many inside don't belong there. Now the question is what to do with them.

The Taxonomist
Robert S. McIntyre
Loophole-Consolidation Program

The Unraveler
Jeffrey Madrick

The Wrong Target
Robert Borosage
Democratic candidates obsessed with Bush's deficits are missing a free shot at his greatest economic vulnerability: the lack of jobs.

Treatment with Teeth
Peter Anderson
A judge explains why drug courts that mandate and supervise treatment are an effective middle ground to help addicts stay clean and reduce crime.

Turkeys Take Note