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Features
Climbing the Hill
Harold Meyerson
As president, John Kerry might find a few surprising allies in a GOP–controlled Congress. And a few is all he'd need to enact some significant changes.
Follow the (Saudi) Money
Noy Thrupkaew
Can a small Muslim community in Cambodia resist being pulled toward Wahhabism?
Life After Theory
Mark Greif
Can the left academy speak in a common political language again?
Lyndon Agonistes
Richard Byrne
When Democrats celebrate their lineage, one name is usually conspicuous in its absence. The erasure of LBJ says far less about him than about how liberals make use of history.
Promises, Promises
Erika Casriel
Big talk aside, Bush's go-it-alone global AIDS strategy is hurting more than it's helping.
The Kerry I Know
Thomas Oliphant
So he's not Mr. Charisma. But he has courage, judgment, and intellect. Imagine that!
The Power of the Pen
Clay Risen
The not-so-secret weapon of Congress-wary presidents: the executive order.
The Talking Cure
Laura Secor
If elected, Kerry would fight terrorism with diplomacy, not war. But can diplomacy win?
Special Report
Be a Hero
Ashley Bell
A president must create his moment, not stumble on it.
Build an "A" Team
Sean Wilentz
And fight like hell against the right.
Civilization's Price
Robert S. McIntyre
The simple truth: We need higher, and smarter, taxes.
Fiscal Boldness First
John Podesta
A progressive tax plan that moves beyond austerity.
From Bush's Playbook
Jan Schakowsky
Vision, leadership, and structural change.
Independence Day
Deb Callahan
Galvanizing public support for a real energy plan.
Know Thine Enemies
Zbigniew Brzezinski
And go after them. But only them.
Labor -- Inescapably!
Steve Fraser
At the very least, a return to a (modest) status-quo.
Leading the Races
Christopher Edley Jr.
On an ignored issue, there's much work to be done.
Teachable Moments
Robert Kuttner
Every week, celebrate a public hero.
Teaching Tolerance
E. J. Graff
Reveal us as human beings.
The Breakfast Crowd
Chellie Pingree
Mr. President, speak directly to ordinary people.
The Courage to Lead
James MacGregor Burns
A resurgent movement awaits its organizer in chief.
The Return of Energy
Paul Starr
Early and effective use of the powers of the office.
The Vital Middle
Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi
Redeeming and defending middle-class values.
We the Government
Deborah Tannen
Repairing the rift between citizen and state.
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Columns
The Last Word
Robert B. Reich
A system that doesn't warn of real threats and does warn of unreal ones is broken.
Culture & Books
Based on a True Story
Alan Brinkley
For all its flaws, My Life is the authentic Clinton.
Mr. Huntington's Nightmare
Lawrence H. Fuchs
For a man so determined to look backward, Samuel Huntington misses an awful lot of history.
Departments
Correspondence
Our Readers
Letters from our readers.
Devil in the Details
The American Prospect Staff
How well do you know John Edwards?; succession skirmish in Massachusetts; Billionaires for Bush; and more.
Prospects
Michael Tomasky
America Reinvents.
Dispatches
Onward and Forward
Tara McKelvey
Since its founding in 1998, MoveOn has influenced everything from impeachment to war. Its secret: always giving members something to do.
“The Evil Was Very Grave … ”
Francisco Goldman
José Martí's description of our 1884 election sounds eerily contemporary.
The Next Generation
Garance Franke-Ruta
Illinois' Barack Obama is just the most visible of a new breed of African American leaders with ambitions their forbears couldn't have imagined.
Think Different
Sarah Wildman
Teresa Heinz Kerry, who speaks her mind (and can do so in five languages), is not your typical politician's wife. That ought to be a good thing.
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