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October 2005


Indictment Day
Fitzgerald shows what it really means to care about national security.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

Paradise Lost
A complex film, Paradise Now portrays two ambivalent suicide bombers.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

Valerie, Scooter, And More
A roundup of more than two years of Prospect coverage of the Plame scandal.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

Reality Crowds In
It's not just the conservatives, but the moderates, too, who have broken ranks with Bush.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

Errors Of Commission
Having trouble understanding the tax-reform panel's suggestions? Here's a guide.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

The Population Time Warp: An Exchange
Is the population argument over? Apparently not.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

How He Got Over
Sam Cooke dazzles and triumphs in Peter Guralnick's epic new biography.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

The Great GOP Unraveling
Here's how Democrats can take advantage of it -- or flub it.
October 28, 2005 | | web only

That's Like Hypnotizing Chickens
What can you do about commercials that make great rock and roll songs into ad jingles? Why do anything?
October 28, 2005 | | web only

G'bye, Harriet; Hello … Janice?!
If Bush replaces Harriet Miers with Janice Rogers Brown, as the right hopes -- well, remember the phrase “extraordinary circumstances”?
October 27, 2005 | | web only

Sophomore Slump
Clinton advisors Galston and Kamarck have issued a new edict for Democrats. But this time, they miss the mark.
October 27, 2005 | | web only

The President Of Tijuana
Jorge Hank Rhon is running his own fiefdom in Baja California -- and is at the vanguard of resurgence of Mexico's old guard.
October 27, 2005 | | web only

Even Wal-Mart Gets The Blues
The retailer is starting to worry that its business model is unsustainable.
October 27, 2005 | | web only

Learning The Right Lessons
A response to George Packer.
October 26, 2005 | | web only

Recuse Or Refuse?
The Senate needs answers on Miers' White House tenure.
October 26, 2005 | | web only

La Repubblica's Scoop, Confirmed
Italy's intelligence chief met with Deputy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley just a month before the Niger forgeries first surfaced.
October 25, 2005 | | web only

The Forgetters
Kristof and Tierney have a point. But there's an obvious counterpoint that everyone seems to have forgotten.
October 25, 2005 | | web only

Comparing Extremists
On the question of who's more out of the mainstream, the conventional wisdom is dead wrong.
October 25, 2005 | | web only

Well, Colin?
Don't good things come in threes? Wilkerson, Scowcroft ... A certain someone should be next, if he wants to salvage what's left of his reputation.
October 24, 2005 | | web only

Saving General Motors
Don't blame our wages for Detroit's difficulties. Blame health care -- and then fix it.
October 24, 2005 | | web only

All Together Now
From our November issue: Challenging a record number of GOP incumbents? Coordinating their message this early? What a little blood in the water will do for a party.
October 24, 2005 | | web only

The Nutty-And-Slutty Defense
In the well-intentioned (but appallingly bad) North Country, female miners fight for their rights in Minnesota.
October 21, 2005 | | web only

Reoccupying Virginia
George W. Bush is making it OK to be a Democrat again.
October 21, 2005 | | web only

Slouching Toward Disaster
From our November issue: In a flu pandemic, many of us may pay the ultimate price for our sluggish national leadership.
October 21, 2005 | | web only

The Incompetence Dodge
From our November issue: The liberal hawks now say the idea of the war wasn't bad, just its execution. This saves face -- and serves a more dangerous function.
October 20, 2005 | | web only

Afflicting The Dry
Believe it or not, Katrina funds are coming out of Medicaid and student loans.
October 20, 2005 | | web only

Ballot Botch
The Iraqi referendum could have been much less vulnerable to allegations of fraud.
October 19, 2005 | | web only

The Report They Forgot
From our November issue: The Fitzgerald probe reminds us: Whatever happened to Pat Roberts' Phase II intelligence report?
October 19, 2005 | | web only

60 Short Minutes
Prospect exclusive: Clinton aides fire back at CBS for its one-sided report.
October 19, 2005 | | web only

Jailhouse Ruckus
Louisiana's roughest prison isn't letting a couple hurricanes stop its annual rodeo.
October 19, 2005 | | web only

Who Should Go?
Heads are likely to roll at The New York Times. We asked the experts who deserves the blame.
October 18, 2005 | | web only

It's the Nukes, Stupid
We went to war over WMDs. Funny how everyone seems to have forgotten about that.
October 18, 2005 | | web only

The Liberal Moderates
Don't be deceived by the polls: The "median voter" is more of a liberal than you may realize.
October 18, 2005 | | web only

A Crony For Chairman?
Alan Greenspan may be the one prominent figure Bush can't replace with a hack.
October 17, 2005 | | web only

Dial M For Maddening
Voice-recognition software is no replacement for customer service.
October 17, 2005 | | web only

The Strongman's Story
Alberto Fujimori was the lesser of two terrors. Probably.
October 14, 2005 | | web only

The First Shall Be Last
The Bush crowd is discovering what it's like to be on the way down.
October 14, 2005 | | web only

The Senate Steps Up
We can't win the war on terrorism if we don't stop the abuse of detainees. The McCain Amendment is a move in the right direction.
October 13, 2005 | | web only

TABOR Pains
The "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" has sucked Colorado dry. It may soon be undone at the ballot box.
October 13, 2005 | | web only

Stop Punting
The Supreme Court keeps putting off Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. It's time to take it on.
October 13, 2005 | | web only

Their Way
A new government in Norway could mean improved day care, better protection for the environment -- and a stronger stand against the war in Iraq.
October 12, 2005 | | web only

What Torture Statute?
John McCain's amendment won't stop the administration's abuses.
October 12, 2005 | | web only

Vote Your Absence
Should Democrats support Harriet Miers? No -- they shouldn't even vote.
October 11, 2005 | | web only

Honest Conservatives Awaken
Finally, conservatives have noticed that their president is failing them.
October 11, 2005 | | web only

Solid Feingold
The Wisconsin senator is outshining most of the "foreign policy" Democrats.
October 11, 2005 | | web only

Bianca Goes Missing
Just who is President Bush's imaginary friend?
October 7, 2005 | | web only

Divvying Up Ohio
Skip the primary: Send Brown to the Senate and Hackett to the House.
October 7, 2005 | | web only

Tenet's Revenge
Porter Goss can't afford to rattle any more skeletons at the CIA.
October 7, 2005 | | web only

Framing Katrina
Hurricane Katrina revealed the failure of conservative philosophy; liberals need to stand up for their approach to governing.
October 7, 2005 | | web only

Hunting Kony
Will the ICC's first indictment inspire détente between the Bush administration and the world court?
October 7, 2005 | | web only

Dissing His Own
Conservative intellectuals feel betrayed by the president. They should have seen it coming.
October 6, 2005 | | web only

Lost Continent
Africans have endured a bleak 50 years. TAP talks to Martin Meredith, author of The Fate of Africa.
October 6, 2005 | | web only

Miers, Roberts, And Inequality
The new justices will affect the lives of millions of Americans.
October 5, 2005 | | web only

Running From The Running
Why are so many Republicans staying out of next year's Senate races?
October 5, 2005 | | web only

Same Goal, Different Tack
Activists want politicians to sound like them, but that's not always the way to get things done.
October 4, 2005 | | web only

She's No Roberts
The biggest impediment to Harriet Miers' confirmation may be the man who preceded her onto the Court.
October 4, 2005 | | web only

Abandon The Sunnis?
Thomas Friedman says we should leave them to "reap the wind." So much for a claim to the moral high ground.
October 4, 2005 | | web only

Slate Blanked
Plenty of women are qualified to serve on the Supreme Court. It's not clear Bush picked one.
October 4, 2005 | | web only

Pulling Punches And Judy
New York Times executives take care of their employees. But what about their readers?
October 3, 2005 | | web only

The Things She Couriered
Harriet Miers' one qualification is her closeness to the president. So what else has she been close to?
October 3, 2005 | | web only

Remember The Memo
As the noose tightens at the White House, the State Department memo may be the key piece of Plame evidence.
October 3, 2005 | | web only

The Math Of The Aftermath
We can respond to Katrina with the same shortsighted, profit-driven cronyism -- or we can start doing things right.
October 3, 2005 | | web only

Gore For It
The current Democratic leadership has a lot to learn from Al Gore.
October 3, 2005 | | web only

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