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February 2007


The Gay Grenade
Are ERA proponents agitating for women's rights at the expense of gays and lesbians?
February 27, 2007 | | web only

The Half-Trillion Dollar Solution
Want to end the Iraq war? Place a hard and fixed limit on the president's war appropriations.
February 27, 2007 | | web only

Cheney Follies
Our vice president is both a national joke and a national nightmare.
February 27, 2007 | | web only

Executive Outcomes
With a hostile Congress pushing back against White House initiatives, what's a president to do? Govern by executive fiat and (anti-)regulatory edicts.
February 26, 2007 | | web only

Democratic Stars Aligning
With such a stellar line-up of Democratic presidential contenders and such a problematic crop of Republican ones, it promises to be a revolutionary political year.
February 26, 2007 | | web only

Boxing Days
Have no doubt: There'll be plenty more punches thrown as the Democratic primary race unfolds.
February 23, 2007 | | web only

Can Free Trade Be a Fair Deal?
It is in northern Europe, with open trade and lavish welfare states. For the United States to achieve that balance wouldn't be cheap.
February 23, 2007 | | web only

Prison State
Ruth Gilmore's new book offers an expansive account of California's prison boom.
February 22, 2007 | | web only

The Standard Issue
Here's a proposal for labor standards in trade deals that would help workers in America and abroad alike.
February 22, 2007 | | web only

Their Vote Counts
Apology, schmapology -- both Clinton and Edwards (and a lot of others) cast a dishonorable vote. Let's never forget that.
February 21, 2007 | | web only

Barrier Methods
Could a redesigned diaphragm not only become popular among American women, but also save lives in HIV-ravaged nations?
February 21, 2007 | | web only

Healthy Bottom Lines
A TAP Exchange: When it comes to comprehensive health care, what are progressives' core demands?
February 21, 2007 | | web only

Congressional Battleground
From our March print issue: The debate over the war in Congress this winter is likely just a rehearsal.
February 20, 2007 | | web only

Fitting the Bill
Why isn't Bill Richardson's presidential candidacy taken seriously?
February 20, 2007 | | web only

The Trade Quagmire
Collisions are imminent over fast-track trade authority, labor standards, and tarrifs. It's the president vs. China vs. Democrats vs. Democrats.
February 19, 2007 | | web only

Letters
Readers respond to this week's TAP Online content.
February 16, 2007 | | web only

All Smiles
Barack Obama's disinterest in grievance is both a source of his appeal and a sore spot with detractors.
February 16, 2007 | | web only

When Country Went Right
Country music wasn't always married to conservative politics. It happened in the Nixon era.
February 16, 2007 | | web only

Prelude to Progress
How to respond to the Palestinian Mecca deal.
February 15, 2007 | | web only

All that Jazz
Thoughts on race, culture, and our abandonment of New Orleans.
February 15, 2007 | | web only

Reform and Function
Rebuilding Afghanistan won't be possible without efforts to keep corruption in check.
February 15, 2007 | | web only

Balanced Budget Baloney
The nonsensical quality of our budget debates.
February 14, 2007 | | web only

V for Vendetta
Conservative groups take to college campuses to bash Eve Ensler and reclaim Valentine's Day as a celebration of traditional gender roles.
February 14, 2007 | | web only

Sick Transit
The president's new budget is predictably bad for mass transit. Alas, the Democrats aren't all that much better on the issue.
February 14, 2007 | | web only

This Dog Won't Wag
Last weekend marked the start of the new "marketing campaign" on Iran. It won't work on the public -- but it may persuade a different audience.
February 14, 2007 | | web only

A New Hampshire Ghost
Why Hillary Clinton may become the Ed Muskie of 2008.
February 14, 2007 | | web only

Still Crazy After All These Years
The dangerous lunacy of the Bush team's new Mid-East "realignment" strategy.
February 13, 2007 | | web only

Status Anxiety
More than seven years after the fighting, Kosovars look warily toward independence.
February 13, 2007 | | web only

The Man Behind the Mecca Agreement
How the recent Palestinian peace talks were brokered from an Israeli jail.
February 13, 2007 | | web only

The Gentleman From Illinois
Why did thousands brave sub-zero temperatures to hear Obama's formal candidacy announcement? It's more than just hype.
February 12, 2007 | | web only

More to Come?
The Defense Department Inspector General's report may only spell the beginning of inquiries into the intelligence activities of Douglas Feith's office.
February 12, 2007 | | web only

Nader Reconsidered
Without whitewashing the 2000 election, a terrific new documentary helps to rehabilitate much of Ralph Nader's legacy.
February 12, 2007 | | web only

Containing Disaster
A new U.S. strategy for Iraq: withdraw from the areas of heavy fighting, contain the spread of violence, and engage the country's neighbors.
February 12, 2007 | | web only

First Rejected, Now Denied
The real reason why the Bush administration is questioning the existence of Iran's 2003 negotiating proposal to the United States.
February 9, 2007 | | web only

The Bored Identity
Obama's race and Clinton's gender are already generating too much hot air.
February 9, 2007 | | web only

Letters
Readers respond to this week's TAP Online content.
February 9, 2007 | | web only

Evasive Maneuvers
How the Justice Department is teaching other agencies to sidestep congressional investigations.
February 9, 2007 | | web only

The Recruit
Ted Haggard's fall from grace proves to many conservative Christians that the homosexual agenda can ensnare even the most devout.
February 8, 2007 | | web only

The Big Three
Clinton, Edwards, and Obama make their pitches to the DNC.
February 8, 2007 | | web only

Inherit the Windfall
Tax oil company profits to pay for alternative energy initiatives.
February 7, 2007 | | web only

Falling Flat
Why conservatives' defense of the flat tax is a fraud.
February 7, 2007 | | web only

Shotgun Blast
An essay attacking "progressive Jews" actually concerns a radical fringe.
February 6, 2007 | | web only

How Congress Helped End the Vietnam War
From our upcoming March print issue: Once upon a time, Congress put an end to a bloody debacle. It can do it again.
February 6, 2007 | | web only

Skin Deep
How Joe Biden's Obama gaffe hurts Hillary Clinton.
February 6, 2007 | | web only

Attention: Deficit Disorder
Is there a budget crisis? And is bipartisan compromise what's needed to address it? The Concord Coalition's executive director debates Robert Kuttner.
February 5, 2007 | | web only

New Game in Town
A Democratic Congress -- and some concerned CEOs -- usher in a new era in the politics of trade.
February 5, 2007 | | web only

Edwards On Iran
TAP talks to John Edwards about America's foreign policy challenges in the Middle East.
February 2, 2007 | | web only

The Blame Game
Bush's campaign to pin the Iraq quagmire on Iranian meddling won't wash.
February 2, 2007 | | web only

Embracing Failure
The task for Congress regarding Iraq? Get the president to accept failure as an option.
February 2, 2007 | | web only

Letters
Readers respond to this week's TAP Online content.
February 2, 2007 | | web only

Bashing Goliath
A new book analyzes the very old phenomenon of European anti-Americanism.
February 2, 2007 | | web only

I Don't Like Sundays
A D.C.-area NPR affiliate changes its format to classical. Good. Except for one horrible, unforgivable, and cheap misjudgment.
February 1, 2007 | | web only

Our Best Shot
HPV vaccination is most important for lower-income girls. But if states make the vaccine mandatory without allocating funding for it, those are the very children who will miss out.
February 1, 2007 | | web only

Organization Man
Why Andy Stern remains American liberalism's most innovative architect.
February 1, 2007 | | web only

Seems Like Old Times
Can Russian NGOs survive Putin's crackdown?
February 1, 2007 | | web only

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