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December 2006 (v17, no12)


Cover design by Aaron Morales Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Features Gettysburg, Again Thomas F. Schaller Four decades after the South started going Republican, its influence is receding as the North becomes more Democratic. (Which is why the Democrats aren't moving right.) Gut Instincts Drew Westen In 2006, the Democrats belatedly learned to connect with voters emotionally. In But Not of Israel Jo-Ann Mort Right-wing Israeli Jews want to redraw borders to shift Israeli Arabs into Palestine. But the Israeli Arabs -- even the Islamists -- want to stay. It Wasn't Just Iraq Jacob S. Hacker and Ruy Teixeira While the economy vexed the Republicans, some old-fashioned populism helped the Democrats. How can the Democrats build on their success for 2008 and beyond? Permission to Stand Down Spencer Ackerman By mid-March, the Baker-Hamilton Commission will declare withdrawal from Iraq a respectable option. That will be a disaster for Republicans, and great news for Democrats eyeing the White House. The Populist Persuasion Harold Meyerson The incoming Senate Democrats may differ on cultural issues, but they all like unions and alternative energy, and can't stand drug companies and free trade. Uncivil Libertarians Tara McKelvey The ACLU has grown mightily in the age of Bush. It also is home to a vituperative faction fight over principles and personalities.	Columns Lessons for Democrats Congressman Barney Frank The public understands the unfairness of the current trends in the distribution of income. The People, Yes Robert Kuttner Populism doesn't trump ideology; Populism is an ideology -- but can the Democrats deliver? The Reverse K Street Project Mark Schmitt Democrats should forget K Street and answer to the people that put them in power -- the voters. Vicca With a W Harold Meyerson Culture & Books Heroes, Weren't They? David Greenberg Gene Roberts and Hank Kibanoff's book The Race Beat depicts reporters making history during the tumultuous Civil Rights movement. Restraining the Judges Gordon Silverstein Jeffrey Rosen's book on the judicial branch places blame on the courts for making decisions that are too controversial. The Good in Good Politics Deborah Stone Can liberals win the values debate if they shun moral absolutes? Times Out of Joint Todd Gitlin In Los Angeles, profiteers and bean counters conspire to drag down a great American newspaper. Can local gazillionaires save it? Departments December 2006 issue PDF The American Prospect Staff Up Front The American Prospect Staff Bernie and Joe, the Senate's odd couple; how terrorists won the election; Limbaugh liberated; plus The Question Dispatches Strategic Two-Fers Ezra Klein How the Democrats can do good and help their friends. While Thousands Die Mark Leon Goldberg The U.N. force to secure Darfur from genocide hasn't budged an inch.

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