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January 2007


What Evangelical Problem?
Some of the biggest power brokers of the Christian right are lovin' Mitt.
January 30, 2007 | | web only

By the Slice
If now is not yet the time for single-payer universal health care in America, now is not the time for universal health care in America, period.
January 30, 2007 | | web only

On the March
Notes from Saturday's demonstration.
January 29, 2007 | | web only

Everybody Get Together
In her new book, Barbara Ehrenreich urges us to reclaim the joy of collective gatherings.
January 29, 2007 | | web only

The Case For Boldness
Democrats should say no to the president's health plan -- and they should push for affirmative measures of their own that eschew weak incrementalism.
January 29, 2007 | | web only

The Fight We're In
What's the best way for Democrats to force Bush to end the war?
January 26, 2007 | | web only

Broken Family
Elif Shafak's new novel The Bastard of Istanbul is an earnest but failed effort to capture the complexities of modern Turkey.
January 26, 2007 | | web only

Ending an Unhappy Marriage
The one good thing about Bush's health care plan is that it would begin de-coupling health care from employment. But there's far more to be done.
January 26, 2007 | | web only

Horn of Plenty
The conflict in Somalia may accelerate -- and complicate -- U.S. Defense Department plans to set up a new command to protect oil interests in Western Africa.
January 25, 2007 | | web only

Trapped in the Iron Cage
TAP talks to Rashid Khalidi about the Palestinians' decades-spanning struggle for statehood.
January 25, 2007 | | web only

Hedgehog Follies
The audacious incoherence of Bush's foreign policy.
January 25, 2007 | | web only

Surgin' General
David Petraeus really is as great as advertised. But given the mission he's tasked with in Iraq, that won't make a difference.
January 24, 2007 | | web only

Swing and a Miss
Nancy Pelosi's tussle with John Dingell illustrates a lesson the Speaker has yet to learn: If you're going to pick fights, you better win them.
January 24, 2007 | | web only

Snooze of the Union
George Bush puts Americans to sleep. Jim Webb wakes them up.
January 24, 2007 | | web only

Bad Plan, Necessary Step
The progressive case for Bush's health insurance tax deduction.
January 24, 2007 | | web only

Pause for Concern
No matter how many times the media says otherwise, it's Hormone Replacement Therapy -- not menopause -- that's dangerous to women.
January 23, 2007 | | web only

Smears for Fears
Wes Clark just got caught up in the rigged rules for discussing Israel-related issues in America.
January 23, 2007 | | web only

Sleeping With the Enemy
Partnering with the private insurance industry is not the way to achieve a decent universal healthcare system.
January 22, 2007 | | web only

For Richer or Poorer
The Roe decision was about class, too.
January 22, 2007 | | web only

Anatomy of a Ban
A line-by-line look at Georgia's proposed abortion-ban bill reveals the future of radical anti-choice legislation.
January 22, 2007 | | web only

The Mommy Mantra
What female politicians lose when they brand themselves as mothers.
January 19, 2007 | | web only

Saving Grace
It's time to reverse the national savings decline with a new plan that mandates flexible savings.
January 19, 2007 | | web only

Like A Rock
The Granite State is remaining defiant in opposition to the DNC's new primary calendar.
January 18, 2007 | | web only

Disaster by Design
Why the Iraq occupation discredits the conservative approach to government.
January 18, 2007 | | web only

A Fighting Retreat?
To end the war gracefully or to inflame domestic political divisions. For Republicans, that is the question.
January 18, 2007 | | web only

Keeping Up Appearances
The Democrats' congressional reform measures do next to nothing to get at the real source of political corruption in Washington.
January 17, 2007 | | web only

(Mostly) Wrong Again
This late in the day, most of the liberal hawks' challenges to Iraq doves are bogus -- but not quite all of them.
January 17, 2007 | | web only

Willful Ignorance
If we want to change the toxic sexual culture on our nations' college campuses, we need to start looking at the sex education our high-schoolers receive.
January 17, 2007 | | web only

General Boykin's Christmas Vacation
There are still more questions than answers regarding American involvement in Ethiopia's invasion of Somalia.
January 16, 2007 | | web only

They're Baaack
The Concord Coalition has returned, still peddling ideological mischief dressed up as bipartisan reform.
January 15, 2007 | | web only

Why He Was In Memphis
Martin Luther King died fighting for labor and a living wage.
January 15, 2007 | | web only

Hostile Intent
Just what is the Bush administration up to regarding Iran?
January 12, 2007 | | web only

High Definition
AT&T spent millions of dollars promoting the idea that "net neutrality" was an undefinable concept. Two weeks ago, that all changed.
January 12, 2007 | | web only

Unquiet Americans
The folly of U.S. meddling in the Horn of Africa.
January 12, 2007 | | web only

Bad-Faith Negotiation
What's missing from the Democrats' new bill on bargaining prescription drug prices.
January 12, 2007 | | web only

Polarizer Vs. Polarizer
America's president rules by dividing the country and tending to his base. So does Iraq's prime minister.
January 11, 2007 | | web only

The China Syndrome
Bush has given democracy-building a bad name. Now China is not only cracking down on reformers at home, it's teaching other authoritarian governments how to do the same.
January 11, 2007 | | web only

A Raw Deal
The full text of an email sent to the families of Minnesota National Guardsmen regarding the extension of their tour in Iraq.
January 11, 2007 | | web only

Shades of Cambodia
Is Bush planning an expansion of the war across Iraq's borders, a la Nixon's invasion of Cambodia?
January 11, 2007 | | web only

Fixing a Non-Problem
Small businesses don't need new tax cuts to offset a minimum wage hike.
January 10, 2007 | | web only

Notes From Underground
Sudhir Venkatesh's new book offers an arresting view of ghetto-level economic relations.
January 10, 2007 | | web only

Things to Do in Denver When You're A Dem
The obvious and irrefutable case for the Mile High City as the site of the '08 Democratic convention. Plus: Remembering Maria Leavey.
January 10, 2007 | | web only

It Takes All Kinds
The discovery of new sources of stem cells is great news. It's not a reason to neglect the funding of embryonic stem cell research.
January 9, 2007 | | web only

The Personnel Delusion
Periodic excitement about "grownups" joining Bush's national security team always ends in disappointment. That's because the president is still the president -- and the president is the problem.
January 9, 2007 | | web only

Act of Desperation
The recent Madrid airport bombing is a sign that the Basque nationalist group ETA is flailing.
January 8, 2007 | | web only

Beyond PAYGO
Democrats ought to make good on their November mandate and push a serious progressive tax agenda -- including repeal of Bush's tax cuts.
January 8, 2007 | | web only

War is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni goes to Iraq in his latest movie. The results are atrocious.
January 8, 2007 | | web only

Star Wars
Under the Bush Administration's space policy, the sky's the limit for commercial and military exploitation of the galaxy.
January 5, 2007 | | web only

Drawing the Line
Thomas Pynchon's latest tome is an adventure serial that plots a history of Protestantism.
January 5, 2007 | | web only

How Nancy Pelosi Took Control
From the archives: The "San Francisco" liberal turns out to be a tough customer.
January 4, 2007 | | web only

Zionist Vs. Zionist
Controversy breaks out within the Israel on Campus Coalition.
January 4, 2007 | | web only

Sala's Choice
Nancy Pelosi's ascendance means the revival of the spirit of Phil and Sala Burton.
January 4, 2007 | | web only

In the Borderlands
Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters use the Afghan-Pakistani border regions as a haven. Changing that situation will take more than either country realizes.
January 4, 2007 | | web only

Rudy Can Fail
In his quest for the GOP presidential nomination, Giuliani is going to have one hell of a southern problem.
January 3, 2007 | | web only

Keep it Clean
There's no good reason to lard the coming minimum wage bill with extraneous new tax cuts.
January 3, 2007 | | web only

Feeding Frenzy '06
Before moving on, let's take a last look back at 2006 -- a banner year in elite greed and abuse.
January 3, 2007 | | web only

Consumerism and Its Discontents
What two extremes -- the aesthetic and the ascetic -- teach us about our spending habits.
January 2, 2007 | | web only

No Easy Way Out
Democrats need to realize that the Iraq war is likely never going to end without them doing something to end it.
January 2, 2007 | | web only

The Lemon Factor
What's wrong with GM? The cars.
January 1, 2007 | | web only

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