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Features
Dear Leader's Paper Moon
John Gorenfeld
The Washington Times considers North Korea a “gulag state.” But funny thing: The paper's owner considers it a great place to do business.
Disorder in the Court
Sam Rosenfeld
How serious is the right about going after “activist judges”? Very. Fortunately, seriousness is not the same thing as strength.
Minority Report
Garance Franke-Ruta
The frustration of some black and Latino operatives raises the question: How much longer can Democrats count on historic loyalties?
Pray and Tell
Jason Vest
Jack Cloonan has done his share of terrorism interrogations. Instead of torture, he recommends prayer rugs and figs. Yes, figs.
The Chauffeur's Dilemma
Arlie Hochschild
President Bush's economic program harms the middle class and the poor alike. Here's how he turns that assault into winning politics.
The Lost Founder
Harvey J. Kaye
Thomas Paine has often been the forgotten (and sometimes the ostracized) Founding Father. It's time to start remembering -- and celebrating.
Winning by Losing Well
Deepak Bhargava and Rachel Gragg
Rather than colluding to make right-wing policies a little less awful, progressives need to pose real alternatives that rally citizens.
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Columns
Beyond “No”
Robert B. Reich
End of the Private New Deal
Paul Starr
As Republicans loudly threaten the public New Deal, the corporate version quietly slips away.
Lesson Learned
Mark Schmitt
The administration botched its assault on Social Security. Don't expect it to happen again.
Culture & Books
Learning from Iraq
Nancy E. Soderberg
Two new books on Iraq have similar analyses but very different prescriptions.
Left Church
Amy Sullivan
The "god gap" is considered in books coming from opposite ends of the divide
Now Museum, Now You Don't
David D'Arcy
The quirky and fascinating Barnes collection is moving to central Philadelphia so that more people will be able to see it. But see what?
Up With Rags
David Greenberg
Victor Navasky's memoir is rather more delightful than his magazine.
Departments
Dossier: The Stem-Cell Gap
The American Prospect Staff
Oh, the places we might go -- if only they'd fund the research.
Dossier: The Stem-Cell Gap
The American Prospect Staff
Oh, the places we might go -- if only they'd fund the research.
Dispatches
Fork in the Road Map
Daniel Levy
Bush's meeting with Mahmoud Abbas was a sign of re-engagement. The president now has three options -- and only one will lead to peace.
Khartoum Characters
Mark Leon Goldberg
Exactly 142 days after Bush said the word “Darfur,” he added a more important word: “genocide.” But does the policy match the sentiment?
The Reform That Isn't
Harold Meyerson
Chutzpah Department: Invoking McCain-Feingold, House and Senate Republicans want to put progressive 527s out of business.
True West
Robert Kuttner
At the Democratic Party's Western States Caucus in Montana, evidence abounds of a region "red on the outside, blue on the inside."
Tune In, Turn On, Fight Back
Sarah Wildman
The right has fired its salvos. Now, public television's defenders are mounting their counteroffensive -- but it's not off to a quick start.
We're Number 13!
Matthew Yglesias
Why is broadband seven times faster in Japan than in the United States? It doesn't have to be -- and Democrats should pay attention.
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