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May 2008 (v19, n5)


Cover Art by John Ritter Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Cover Story - Features The Militarist Matthew Yglesias Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain may protest that he hates war, but no American leader has promoted it more avidly. McCain is not only the most hawkish neocon on the horizon; he genuinely sees war as America's most ennobling enterprise. Features Bubble and Bail Kevin Phillips For most of the 20th century, America manufactured things. For the past 30 years, though, it has chiefly manufactured debt. Wall Street, with the aid of both political parties, gravely damaged the economy. Good Jobs for Americans Who Help Americans Robert Kuttner Human services is the fastest-growing labor market. Here's how to restore middle-class earnings by making every human-service job a good job. How We Got Into This Mess Damon Silvers Trade, the war on unions, and underfunded schools all lowered wages. Cheap credit propped us up -- but now the debt is due. Herewith, a national economic strategy to turn America around. The Green Gap Kate Sheppard As the number of green-collar jobs rises, pioneering activists are working to ensure that many of those jobs go to inner-city residents. Special Report Borrowing Ill Health Tamara Draut Hospitals are getting more aggressive about sending debt collectors after under-insured consumers. Health Reform You Shouldn't Believe In Marcia Angell What the Massachusetts experiment teaches us about incremental efforts to increase coverage by expanding private insurance. Lessons From California Anthony Wright The Schwarzenegger plan was a near miss, but well worth the trouble. The stage is set for the next effort. The Elusive Politics of Reform Ezra Klein Once again, a new administration and Congress will try to bring us universal health insurance. This time, despite urgent cost pressures, will they do it right? The Primacy of Prevention Neal Halfon Addressing the whole range of behaviors that affect health is the key to a healthier society. This requires a universal health care system. What Path to Universal Coverage? Robert Kuttner The next administration will expand health coverage. Will they fix what is broken -- or just inflate costs? What Really Ails Medicare Jonathan Cohn The cost crisis of Medicare gets a lot of attention. The program can be fixed only by universalizing the larger health system in which Medicare resides. Why Not Connecticut? Marc Caplan A model grassroots organizing campaign mobilizes public opinion for universal coverage in a state long dominated by private insurers.	Columns Business as Usury Thomas Geoghegan Before Congress goes after bank misdeeds on Wall Street, let's stop the petty theft on Main Street -- predatory mortgages and usurious loans. Had we protected the poor and the weak, the problems of our mighty banks might not be so great. Listening to Iraq Ann Friedman The news coverage of the Iraq War almost always ignores the daily lives of ordinary Iraqis. Seeking out those personal stories could help us understand the war's human cost. Lullaby of Baghdad Paul Starr Are we winning the Iraq war, or is what little progress we have achieved actually an illusion? Maverick or Manueverer? Mark Schmitt John McCain has enjoyed a reputation for "authenticity" because of his commitment to "reform." But this reputation is evidence of Washington's sadly twisted standards, not McCain's virtue. Culture & Books Multiculture Club Amanda Marcotte "Kids these days" belong to the most diverse generation America has ever had. No wonder they like music that blends sounds from all around the world. Religiously Equal? Peter Steinfels In her new book, philosophical titan Martha Nussbaum questions the separation between church and state, arguing that constitutional law has more often derived from prejudice than principle. Rules of Attack William Galston Did September 11 signal the end of liberal internationalism -- the polestar of American foreign policy from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton -- as the Bush administration claims? Departments Correspondence The Editors A message from the Executive Editor and readers' responses to articles by Spencer Ackerman, Art Levine, and David Bacon. Up Front The Editors Black Republicans, Dee Dee Myers on gender-based discrimination in the Clinton administration, Perino's absurdities, Norquist says fuel efficiency kills, liberalism as mental illness, and T.A. Frank's parody. Online Extras Multiculture Club: Videos Amanda Marcotte Watch and listen to some of the artists featured in this month's culture piece.

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