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October 2006


Hold, Hamper, Hinder
A primer on the organized effort to suppress voter turnout next week.
October 30, 2006 | | web only

Risk Assessment, Round 2
The Great Risk Shift's author responds to Klein, Schmitt, and Yglesias.
October 27, 2006 | | web only

Battlestar Galacticons
A close look at the right's scary affinity for sci-fi foreign policy punditry.
October 27, 2006 | | web only

Who Holds the Power?
When discussing the dearth of women in opinion journalism, don't, under any circumstances, let editors off the hook.
October 27, 2006 | | web only

Still the Right War
What about Afghanistan? In light of the Iraq debacle and the resurgence of the Taliban, should we reassess the wisdom of that other post-9/11 war?
October 27, 2006 | | web only

Crossed Lines?
E-mails allege that Curt Weldon's office attempted to obtain information on his opponent from the Navy.
October 26, 2006 | | web only

"Course" Correction
The GOP's implosion and the death of stay-the-course.
October 26, 2006 | | web only

Trailer Trash
On the hoped-for death of a movie.
October 25, 2006 | | web only

Past Imperfect
In attempting to make history in Massachusetts, Deval Patrick can't avoid the Bay State's fraught racial legacy.
October 25, 2006 | | web only

A Wedge in the Door
Look beyond the Part D debacle -- the Bush administration is now taking aim at Medicare's status as a universal entitlement, by indexing premiums to income.
October 24, 2006 | | web only

It's the Politics, Stupid
Gail Collins couldn't do bupkis for women in journalism. That's because there's only so much journalists themselves can do about the problems of women and punditry.
October 24, 2006 | | web only

Jawbone George
The Bush administration can't grasp a crucial truth -- in real diplomacy, talk is cheap.
October 24, 2006 | | web only

Electroshock
You don't need to believe in a vast vote-rigging conspiracy to be worried about the use of e-voting machines in November.
October 20, 2006 | | web only

Bush's Pyongyang Boomerang
From the November print issue: A nuclear Korea, a futile Iraq war, and an aggressive Iran -- such is Bush's progress on the "axis of evil."
October 20, 2006 | | web only

Debating the Middle
Just how is the middle class faring in the modern American economy, and how should progressives tailor their message and program accordingly? An ongoing debate, with contributions by Stephen Rose, Lawrence Mishel, Jeff Madrick, Jacob Hacker, and others.
October 19, 2006 | | web only

After Victory
If the Dems take over Congress, the question remains: what'll they actually do in power? Here's a look at the legislation they'd push.
October 19, 2006 | | web only

Untruth in Advertising
The anti-choice group Feminists for Life is clever. Dangerously so.
October 19, 2006 | | web only

We Answer to the Name of Liberals
From the November print issue: A response to Tony Judt, and a manifesto for liberals in the waning Bush era.
October 18, 2006 | | web only

Door-to-Door Democracy
When it comes to progressive politics, grassroots canvassing is part of the solution, not part of the problem.
October 18, 2006 | | web only

His Own Worst Enemy
How classic GOP campaign advantages -- attack ads, savvy political operatives, a sleepy press -- have helped to do in the moderate Republican opponent of Bernie Sanders.
October 17, 2006 | | web only

Curt's New Hurt
What new information prompted the FBI to activate its investigation into Curt Weldon and his daughter this spring? And from whom did it come?
October 17, 2006 | | web only

Duty Bound
Assessing the civic-republican tradition that has defined Ned Lamont's family history.
October 16, 2006 | | web only

Cleaning Up the Mess
On every issue you can name, victorious Democrats would face an enormous task just picking up the pieces from the wreckage that Bush has left.
October 15, 2006 | | web only

Without Sanction
How to deal with a madman with nuclear weapons if economic sanctions have little impact on him.
October 13, 2006 | | web only

Discovery Phase
The CIA leak case isn't over by a long shot -- and Cheney is still at the center of the story.
October 13, 2006 | | web only

Sins of Omission
I.F. Stone's latter-day critics are attempting to prove what his contemporary enemies never could. They should give it up.
October 13, 2006 | | web only

Now It's Personal
It's time to say it: Republicans are facing widespread and visceral public loathing, and their goose is cooked.
October 12, 2006 | | web only

Budget Bust
The GOP's budget cuts could be costly to the party this year -- but only if the Dems step up and learn to connect national issues with local experience.
October 12, 2006 | | web only

Tweedledum, Tweedledee
The authors of Ethical Realism respond to James Lindsay.
October 12, 2006 | | web only

The Alternative to Empire
The author of The American Way of Strategy responds to James Lindsay.
October 12, 2006 | | web only

Betting the Farm
Claire McCaskill's risky rural strategy in the Missouri Senate race.
October 11, 2006 | | web only

Accentuate the Negative
Do Democrats sound too pessimistic talking about inequality? Nonsense. For the rest of the campaign season, the motto ought to be, "It's fairness, stupid."
October 11, 2006 | | web only

Problem Politics
The GOP spends its time ignoring real problems while seeking politically beneficial solutions to fake ones.
October 11, 2006 | | web only

Waiting for Barack
A leader leads. Before Democrats move to draft Barack Obama as their '08 candidate, they might wait to see if he can.
October 10, 2006 | | web only

Tactical Retreat
It's great that the military is getting serious about counterinsurgency. But tactical improvements alone won't answer the questions that Iraq has raised.
October 10, 2006 | | web only

The Same Old Song
Foleygate just presents one more Republican story of foxes guarding the henhouse, and of political cover-up, and of feckless leadership, and...
October 9, 2006 | | web only

Strain in Spain
African immigrants are pouring into Spain -- and stirring up animosity among other European countries.
October 6, 2006 | | web only

Against Interpretation
The new welfare rules demonstrate conservatives' continued abandonment of states' rights ideology.
October 6, 2006 | | web only

Judged Dred
What a new book on the Dred Scott case teaches us about scapegoating courts.
October 6, 2006 | | web only

Power Strip
Of the many outrages in the detainee bill, the worst may be its assault on the courts.
October 5, 2006 | | web only

Five Squandered Years
How badly has the Bush administration botched the fight against terrorism? Two experts count the ways.
October 4, 2006 | | web only

Confound It
Eric Alterman should accept the paradox: Confoundingly incoherent is exactly what Izzy Stone was.
October 4, 2006 | | web only

Fall Guy of Foleygate
Dumping Hastert won't come close to addressing the real problems with the congressional Republicans.
October 4, 2006 | | web only

Along Came a Spider
The U.S. doesn't just oppose efforts to ban landmines -- it's working to jump-start a new landmine program of its own.
October 3, 2006 | | web only

Stone Cold Untruths
A rejoinder to Paul Berman's misleading review of a new Izzy Stone biography.
October 3, 2006 | | web only

The Dream-Killer
Liberals, take note: War with Iran is a genuine possibility, and it would destroy the prospects of progressive foreign policy reform for years to come.
October 3, 2006 | | web only

A Missed Mitzvah Moment
How George Allen should have handled his racism scandals.
October 2, 2006 | | web only

A Few Hundred Supernovas
We depend on individual billionaires to do what government used to do. That's not a good thing.
October 2, 2006 | | web only

The McCain Charade
The Arizona senator has set up a nice racket for himself -- and for hard-right Republican rule.
October 2, 2006 | | web only

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