April 2005

Zoellick's Appeasement Tour
Congress wants to act on Darfur, but the Bush administration is dead set against that.
April 29, 2005 | By Mark Leon Goldberg | web only

Stepping on a Land Mine
An ad depicting a child killed on a soccer field is powerful -- and will probably never be seen here.
April 29, 2005 | By Oliver Broudy | web only

The Democrats and the China Card
It's tempting to threaten China over our trade deficit. But hurting the Chinese economy won't help ours.
April 28, 2005 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

Whose Nation Under God?
Religious extremists claim the Founders as their kin while they attack their ideals.
April 28, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Watch America
A year ago, Colin Powell said that the United States would hold Abu Ghraib up to the light. That hasn't come true.
April 28, 2005 | By Reed Brody | web only

Turn of Events
John Bolton wasn't supposed to run into any trouble -- and Democrats weren't supposed to get their act together.
April 28, 2005 | By Terence Samuel | web only

The Legend of the Powell Memo
The idea that one man mapped out the entire right-wing infrastructure is appealing. Too bad it's not true.
April 27, 2005 | By Mark Schmitt | web only

Morgantown Firebrand
She started with a mosque in West Virginia. Now she's taking on the rest of Islam. TAP talks to Asra Q. Nomani, author of Standing Alone in Mecca.
April 27, 2005 | By Tara McKelvey | web only

Majority Bleeder
The inept Dr. Frist has incited a nuclear exchange his caucus can't win.
April 26, 2005 | By Sam Rosenfeld | web only

False Gospel
Faith can't disqualify judicial nominees. The way they use faith can.
April 26, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Frist Plays It Cool
The Family Research Council kept things polite at Justice Sunday, but they still didn't make sense.
April 25, 2005 | By Rob Garver | web only

Syria Finale
The occupation of Lebanon is coming to a close, but it's not quite a happy ending.
April 25, 2005 | By Robert Tuttle | web only

Unnatural Law
A 10-year-old law on herbal supplements is endangering consumers.
April 25, 2005 | By Chris Mooney | web only

The Two Faces of Bankruptcy
Who's losing out to make it easier for corporations to escape into bankruptcy? Their employees, of course.
April 22, 2005 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

Plame Game Redux
The grand jury finds evidence of an aggressive administration campaign to discredit Joe Wilson. But charging someone with a crime has proven to be far more difficult.
April 22, 2005 | By Murray Waas | web only

Thailand's New Wave
Offerings at a recent New York film festival range from the sublime to the scatalogical (sometimes in one film).
April 22, 2005 | By Noy Thrupkaew | web only

Nothing's Doing
"Just say no" is supposed to be a losing political strategy, but Democrats might be making it work.
April 22, 2005 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Marla's Law
Now is the time to realize Marla Ruzicka's goals of tracking and understanding civilian casualties.
April 21, 2005 | By Michael Shellenberger | web only

Remember the Raise?
It's clear why wages are down -- and why the economy is down them.
April 21, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

An Economy Going Nowhere
Stock-market bears may be right to lose faith.
April 21, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Watch This
Liberals need to tune in and help parents reshape children's relationship with TV.
April 21, 2005 | By Greg Anrig | web only

New Demolition
Take our quiz to see if you recognize the New Democrats' path to power!
April 20, 2005 | By Charles P. Pierce | web only

The Bugman's Swarm
Tom DeLay's downfall may be proceeding too fast -- but in the meantime, it sure is fun to watch his defenders scramble around.
April 20, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Benedict's Edicts
If you think the Catholic Church is socially dictatorial now, wait until Cardinal Ratzinger is in charge.
April 20, 2005 | By Adele M. Stan | web only

Marla in Baghdad
A tribute to a human-rights worker, Marla Ruzicka, 28, who gave up her life for a cause.
April 19, 2005 | By Tara McKelvey | web only

A Cherry-Picking Accident
Senator Inhofe should be more careful in deciding which scientific reports to misrepresent.
April 19, 2005 | By Chris Mooney | web only

No Laughing Matter
DeLay and Co. are doing their best to undermine the principles of democracy. No joke.
April 19, 2005 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

The Price of a Free Society
From our May issue: Security, prosperity, and liberty itself require effective government. It's time to make that case, without apology.
April 19, 2005 | By Paul Starr | web only

Sunny Forecast
Social Security trustees should trust productivity.
April 15, 2005 | By Jared Bernstein and Josh Bivens | web only

Tax and Interdepend
We all hate paying taxes, but it doesn't have to be this way.
April 15, 2005 | By Jared Bernstein | web only

Noodling Around With Russian Lit
Chinese author Ma Jian is inspired by Gogol in The Noodle Maker.
April 15, 2005 | By Christopher Byrd | web only

Pen and Paddling
Tom DeLay has lost control of the story, but he hasn't lost control of his caucus yet.
April 14, 2005 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Greetings from Mexistan
As democracy goes south of the border, the Bush administration is notably silent.
April 14, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

The Biggest Tax Cheats
Corporate tax thieves make off with hundreds of billions a year.
April 14, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Justice Sunday
The Family Research Council says anticlerical judges pose a greater danger than al-Qaeda.
April 13, 2005 | By Rob Garver | web only

Advice for a Superpower
A Clinton foreign-policy adviser explains what you need to remember to rule the world's greatest nation. TAP talks to Nancy Soderberg.
April 13, 2005 | By Kevin Canfield | web only

2020 Foresight
Conservatives have claimed the Constitution for their own purposes. Liberals are assembling to take it back.
April 12, 2005 | By Jeffrey Dubner | web only

Failure Buster
The filibuster helps conservatives more than liberals. It's time to get rid of it.
April 12, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Editors' Pick: The Bolton Bulletin
Everything you need to know about one of the administration's worst nominees.
April 11, 2005 | By The Editors | web only

Tanker in Chief
Objectively, Bush is one of the least popular presidents in modern American history. So why do you have to read a sentence like that in the Prospect?
April 11, 2005 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

Misleading.gov
A new HHS Web site misinforms parents about how to protect their kids from sexually transmitted diseases.
April 11, 2005 | By Chris Mooney | web only

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April 8, 2005 | By Terence Samuel | web only

The Stealth Tax Spreads
You may already be feeling the pinch of the alternative minimum tax.
April 7, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

The Fed's Preemptive War
We're fighting an inflation that's not imminent, and low-income workers are taking the heaviest casualties.
April 7, 2005 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

Future of the Past
Jews, Muslims, and Christians have banded together -- but it's not the uplifting moment you might expect.
April 7, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Control Freak
John Bolton would rather keep America free of commitments than keep the world free of nuclear weapons.
April 7, 2005 | By Wade Boese | web only

To The Uncertain Future
Saying kaddish for the greatest American novelist of our time.
April 6, 2005 | By D. T. Max | web only

Exclusive: Plame Game Over?
The special prosecutor says his investigation was “for all practical purposes complete” six months ago.
April 6, 2005 | By Murray Waas | web only

Exposed
Most asbestos defendants should be let off the hook. But the big fish are getting away with millions.
April 5, 2005 | By Stuart Levit and Jeff Milchen | web only

Forbid Me, Father
Pope John Paul II shunned as many people as he embraced.
April 5, 2005 | By Frances Kissling | web only

All I Got Was a Lousy T-shirt
A Georgetown business-school economist examines the ever-misunderstood globalization. TAP talks to Pietra Rivoli, author of The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy.
April 5, 2005 | By LaNitra Walker | web only

Ambassador or Embitterer
John Bolton could help the administration turn the corner -- or turn the world away.
April 5, 2005 | By Nancy E. Soderberg | web only

Who's Afraid of International Law?
Conservative disdain for international law and judicial deliberation is reaching new heights.
April 5, 2005 | By Deborah Pearlstein | web only

Past Pessimism
Come on, liberals. Stop whining. It's the last thing the party needs.
April 5, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

The Celibate Life
The pope's biggest legacy may be a worldwide shortage of priests.
April 4, 2005 | By Rob Garver | web only

Conversion Diversion
Don't be fooled by John Bolton's confirmation doubletalk. He'll revert to form instantly if he's sent to the UN.
April 4, 2005 | By Mark Leon Goldberg | web only

Climate Challenge
Even when administration figures own up to global warming, nobody pays attention.
April 4, 2005 | By Chris Mooney | web only

Staged Right?
RNC Chair Ken Mehlman went to Howard University for a "Conversation with the Community." So why was a student denied entry while an American Petroleum Institute staffer was let in?
April 1, 2005 | By Garance Franke-Ruta | web only

Grape Expectations
The director of Mondovino has Michael Moore's passion -- and a more nuanced approach.
April 1, 2005 | By Sudhir Muralidhar | web only

Desperate Surgeons
Meet the cloying cast of ABC's new Grey's Anatomy.
April 1, 2005 | By Noy Thrupkaew | web only