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October 2007 (v18, no9)


Art by John Ritter Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Cover Story - Features The Hillarycare Mythology Paul Starr Did Hillary doom health reform in 1993? Here's the real story, from the Prospect co-editor who was a White House senior health policy advisor at the time. Features Immigration Issues: After Failure Ezra Klein With immigration reform dead, Democrats court Hispanics and Republicans go (more) nativist. Immigration Issues: City on a Hill Mara Revkin Issuing ID cards to immigrants and citizens alike, liberal New Haven charts a course for cities that want to treat immigrants like people. God's Precinct Walkers Hanna Rosin When students at conservative Christian Patrick Henry College entered the real world of Republican campaigns in a swing state, they found that God's plan did not always include victory. Leo the Linchpin Jim Grossfeld Steelworker President Leo Gerard looks like an old-time union leader, but he's put together a labor-environmentalist alliance that bridges some growing Democratic fissures. Medifraud Amok Art Levine Heard about the company that resold the drugs that came back in the mail? That's apparently just a normal day in the life of our under-regulated drug industry. Schools as Scapegoats Lawrence Mishel and Richard Rothstein Our increasing inequality and our competitiveness problems are huge -- but they can't be laid at the door of our education system. The Bubble Economy Robert Kuttner The sub-prime mess, the huge risks taken by hedge funds, and the conflicts of interest that led to Enron are all the consequences of serial bouts of financial deregulation. Will we reverse field in time to prevent another 1929? The Fence to Nowhere Alejandro Portes More than ever, we need to craft an accord on migrant workers.	Columns Iraq Trap 2 Paul Starr Democrats should not promise an impossible victory, only an honorable end to the Iraq War as expediently as possible. Moral Hazard Is for Suckers Robert B. Reich People tend to be less cautious when they know they'll be bailed out. But even when they're careful, people cannot always assess risks accurately. New Politics Gets Newer Mark Schmitt Political reform has a deep history within the progressive tradition, and the last election and recent debates suggest that reform in the larger sense may have its moment. No Country for Mothers Sarah Blustain The U.S. average life expectancy is greater than ever -- for everyone but pregnant women. Culture & Books Arts and Minds Sharon L. Butler The State Department wants to fund artists to create works for overseas museums -- so long as the art promotes U.S. foreign policy. First Ladies in Two Modes Ann Friedman Democratic candidates have partners who can be more liberal than they. Republican candidates, ideally, are still married to June Cleaver. The Imperial Fallacy Michael Lind Is the United States an empire, a hegemon, or what? And whatever happened to the idea of the U.S. as an exemplary liberal democracy? Departments Correspondence The Editors Up Front: E Pluribus Ulcer The Editors This month: Who's Gore endorsing?, Fred Thompson: Dumb as hell, Ted Nugent gets all dressed up, and Bush's 'The Fantastic Freedom Institute.'

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