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May 2009 (v20, n4)


Cover art by John Ritter Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Cover Story - Features It's Time to Rethink the Problem Mark Schmitt Everything Americans thought they knew about risk was wrong. Now what? To restore real prosperity, we'll need to get smarter about what we don't know. Features A Strong Safety Net Encourages Healthy Risk-Taking Jacob S. Hacker The basic underlying principle of the New Deal was that security is not opposed to opportunity but essential to it. A Tale of Two Exurbs Ben Adler Most outer-ring suburbs are being developed into unwalkable sprawl. But it doesn't have to be that way. Charitable Relations Lauren Foster For years, foundations worked in concert with government, creating programs that could then be federally funded and expanded. Will a Democrat in the White House mean a return to this model? Housing is Local, and Lending Should Be, Too Alyssa Katz We're just now learning how dangerous it is that the sources of finance for homeowners and their neighborhoods have no real connection to those people and places. Private Risk Is the Public's Business David Moss From the earliest days of the republic, government at all levels has actively intervened to regulate and reallocate risk. Progressivism Goes Mainstream John Halpin and Ruy Teixeira New research on ideology refutes the conservative myth that America is a "center right" nation. Rights Versus Rites Michelle Goldberg When it comes to the lives of women around the globe, do local traditions ever trump human rights? Risk Is Best Managed From the Bottom Up Nomi Prins We need regulations to address risk in every layer of the system, from the loan or bond, to the bank, to the very structure of the global financial industry. States Left Behind The Editors When Obama selected his Cabinet, he caused a fair bit of upheaval in his nominees' home states. The Next War Over the Courts Doug Kendall and Simon Lazarus Conservatives are already fired up about Obama's judicial nominations. Is the White House prepared for the fight? The Rich and Powerful Can Avoid Risk Robert A. Johnson Managing and balancing risk in the future is an organic human problem, a political problem, and a problem of power. The question is how to remedy the fact that some players have the power to shift risks and to use the political process for insurance, while others do not.	Columns A Give and Take on Immigration Ann Friedman One year after the largest raid in U.S. history, we rarely hear stories of small towns suffering in the absence of immigrants. Expert Advice Mark Schmitt George W. Bush left us with a staggering set of questions for which political answers are elusive at best. Radicalizing Love Jessica Valenti If monogamous love limits women, then perhaps feminism is the adultery of social norms. Revolution Amid Recession Paul Starr Universal broadband internet is going to be spectacularly disruptive, and the challenge isn't just going to be getting everyone connected. Culture & Books A Stalled Counterrevolution Robert Kuttner The finger-pointing for the economic crisis is in full force. In this review: Revisionism, I-Told-You-So-ism, human psychology, and a historical perspective. Exit, Stage Left Richard Byrne A new collection of plays revisits a moment when the narrative power of organized labor was at its zenith. Getting Smarter About IQ David L. Kirp Simple advances, like adequate vision and dental care, can do more for the nation's children than theoretical debates about education inequality. Departments How Bush Won the War Over the Courts Carolyn Petri By exploiting certain rules, Bush managed to dramatically alter the makeup of the federal court system. Jerusalem's Obstructionist Construction Gershom Gorenberg The pattern of Israeli construction in East Jerusalem is meant to erase the Clinton parameters for peace. Noted The Editors Cutting back on consumption, improving education, and "belling the cat." The FundamentaList (No. 65) Sarah Posner Taking a close look at the common-ground approach of the "Come Let Us Reason Together" coalition, and Rick Warren's Facebook for evangelicals. The XXX-Files Dana Goldstein Porn industry lobbyists feel out Capitol Hill in a time of economic crisis. Up Front The Editors A mixed farwell to bananas; the Fed's ~~toxic~~ legacy asset portfolio; and The Question.

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