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February 2008Winter of the Patriarchs What do the recent political announcements of Fidel Castro and Ralph Nader show the two to have in common? A shared allegiance to the cult of the Indispensable Man. February 28, 2008 | | web only A Story That Needed to Be Told TAP talks to Patrick Murphy, the only Iraq War veteran in Congress, and author of the new book, Taking the Hill: From Philly to Baghdad to the United States Congress. February 28, 2008 | | web only Breaking the Gazan Impasse If there is a way out of the current crisis, it lies in reuniting the West Bank and Gaza under a Palestinian unity government. That might require the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian political figure who has done the most to promote unity. February 28, 2008 | | web only Why Health Insurance Doesn't Work It is actually against their interest for insurers to compete on giving us the best care. It's not simply that they're not doing it, but given the structure of the marketplace, they shouldn't do it. February 27, 2008 | | web only The FundamentaList (No. 23) Some answers in Grassley's televangelist probe, the "evolution" of anti-gay and anti-abortion propaganda, and a brief history of media declarations that Christian conservatism is dead. February 27, 2008 | | web only Toward a More Enlightened Security Policy If he's so concerned about terrorism, why has Bush shown so little compassion toward the meek in the most dangerous parts of the world? A prestigious group of female national-security experts wants to know. February 26, 2008 | | web only Will the Next President Lift the Ban on Gays in the Military? What will our military look like in the years to come? Depends on if the next president addresses the increasingly unpopular "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. February 26, 2008 | | web only The Final Word The Clinton-Obama contest has opened up some unexpected divisions in the Democratic Party among people who have invested their deepest selves into one candidacy or another. Democratic chances in November may depend at least as much on what the loser says as who the winner turns out to be. February 25, 2008 | | web only Is Bush to Blame for the Economy? In fairness, Bush, like all presidents, does not deserve all the blame (or credit) for the economy's performance under his watch. But he turned a blind eye to the mounting evidence of an economic crisis. February 25, 2008 | | web only What Happened to Mental Health Care for Vets? While the debate over suicide and mental health care for soldiers and veterans continues in Washington, veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are killing themselves at an alarming rate. February 22, 2008 | | web only Kosovo and the Rise of the Humanitarian Hawks Kosovo's formal declaration of independence shows how modest humanitarian hawks' accomplishments have been. February 21, 2008 | | web only The Underperformer Clinton's aura of inevitability has given way to a fight for relevance. It's growing increasingly hard for her to argue that her experience and electoral discipline set her apart when her campaign is performing so poorly. February 20, 2008 | | web only The FundamentaList (No. 22) Conservatives hold up funding to fight global AIDS, anti-Muslim mailings are sent to Jews, and the IRS investigates a prominent Huckabee supporter. February 20, 2008 | | web only Iraq, Intelligence Failures, and Kelly Clarkson TAP Online talks with A.J. Rossmiller, author of Still Broken, the new book about his experiences as an intelligence officer in Iraq. February 20, 2008 | | web only The Triumph of Narrative Of all the things Barack Obama has done right this campaign, none may be more important than the fact that he has told a story perfectly keyed to the current moment in history. February 19, 2008 | | web only Obama's Voice, Edwards' Message By introducing himself as a candidate of ideals and generational change, Obama attracted wide support -- and still left himself plenty of room to fill in the details later. He's borrowed those details from John Edwards. February 18, 2008 | | web only What's Missing from Democratic Exit Polls? Differences in Democratic and Republican exit polling on abortion paint a distorted picture of where Americans stand on reproductive rights. February 18, 2008 | | web only Who Will Stop the Bulldozers? The Bush administration is supposedly committed to a freeze on Israeli settlement, as part of the bid to reach an Israeli-Palestinian agreement this year. So what are all those hardhats doing at building sites? February 18, 2008 | | web only Health Care's Odd Couple Sens. Ron Wyden and Bob Bennett are building a bipartisan coalition around health care reform. Together they have come up with a bill that is more impressive than anything offered by the presidential candidates. February 15, 2008 | | web only WireTAP: A Dialogue About The Wire (Episodes 4-6) Prospect writers discuss the fifth season of the critically acclaimed HBO series. February 15, 2008 | | web only Shades of Chicago With Clinton and Obama neck and neck in the primary race, the possibility of a bitter convention fight cannot be dismissed. February 14, 2008 | | web only Should Democrats Walk Away from the Climate Bill? If the environmental movement can't decide whether to get together behind the current climate bill, does it stand any chance of passing this session -- and should it? February 14, 2008 | | web only The FundamentaList (No. 21) Is the religious right cracking up? We answer your questions about the state of evangelical America. February 13, 2008 | | web only Potomac Pummeling With three decisive wins yesterday, Barack Obama proved he has broadened not just his margin of victory but the nature of his demographic coalition. February 13, 2008 | | web only The Middle Is Falling Out of the Economy What has happened that has so changed the economic life of the American people? And what public policy changes will help remedy our economic malaise? February 13, 2008 | | web only The Maverick Myth You can't read a story about John McCain without seeing the word "maverick." But is it true? From the archives: Robert Kuttner on how McCain failed to stand up to the Bush administration and Steve Benen on McCain's relationship with the media. |
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