April 2007

Health in Black and White
Medical care itself is hardly the major determinant of health -- social context matters. TAP talks to sociologist David Williams about racial and socioeconomic disparities in health.
April 27, 2007 | By Madeline Drexler | web only

Law and Revulsion
Anthony Kennedy's disgust with the details of "partial-birth" abortion opens the door for challenges to other abortion procedures.
April 27, 2007 | By Cynthia Gorney | web only

Who Stays, Who Goes?
From Gonzales to Imus -- the differing rules in the private and public sectors for when to expect a high-profile pink slip moment.
April 27, 2007 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

The Awful Truth
Harry Reid's honesty problem.
April 26, 2007 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Unions Gone Global
A new merger proposal marks the latest step in the adaptation of labor to the globalization of capital.
April 26, 2007 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Time to Play For Keeps
Last week proved once again that Democrats need to get serious in Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Here's how they should.
April 25, 2007 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

Less Money, Mo' Problems
After years of women earning less for doing the same work as men, the Paycheck Fairness Act gets a hearing on the Hill.
April 25, 2007 | By Kay Steiger | web only

The Democracy of Evil
The psychologist who created the Stanford Prison Experiment says that it's not a few bad apples that spoil the barrel, it's a bad barrel that spoils good apples.
April 25, 2007 | By Sasha Abramsky | web only

Offering the Young a New Deal
For a Young America program that would address the economic forces affecting people starting out in life.
April 24, 2007 | By Paul Starr | web only

State of the Church
Catholicism's dwindling presence in Europe has less to do with people losing faith than it does with their rejection of authoritarian institutions.
April 24, 2007 | By Adele M. Stan | web only

Look Out
Andrea Arnold's debut film is a study in voyeurism, surveillance, and obsession.
April 24, 2007 | By Noy Thrupkaew | web only

Admission Impossible?
It's harder than ever to get into the top colleges, right? Not really.
April 23, 2007 | By Kevin Carey | web only

Privatizing and Profiteering
The student loan scandal is a perfect example of why it's a bad idea to privatize government programs.
April 23, 2007 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

The Failure of Plan Colombia
The U.S. government's coca-eradication campaign in Colombia has neither curbed coca cultivation there nor reduced the availability of cocaine here. So why aren't we changing course?
April 23, 2007 | By Jens Erik Gould | web only

Fair Share
A vote at Hewlett-Packard in March marked an undernoted milestone in the struggle for shareholder democracy.
April 20, 2007 | By Charles Murn | web only

Winning the Peace
Much like conflicts in the rest of the Middle East, the Iraq war won't end in a conclusive military victory or defeat. Our exit will be a negotiated affair.
April 20, 2007 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Letters
Readers respond to recent TAP Online content.
April 20, 2007 | By The Editors | web only

Guns, Drugs, and the Massacre in Virginia
Why aren't handguns as strictly regulated as prescription medication?
April 20, 2007 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

Irshad Manji's Flying Leap
A contentious Muslim dissident manages to spark debate both within and outside her faith.
April 19, 2007 | By Madeleine Elfenbein | web only

What the Senators Should Ask
Fourteen questions for Attorney General Gonzales.
April 19, 2007 | By Mark Kleiman | web only

Dis-Inevitability
How a Super-Duper Tuesday could take us back in time & to a brokered convention.
April 19, 2007 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

Miscarriage of Justice
The federal "partial-birth" abortion ban has grave implications for all pregnant women, not only those seeking to end pregnancies.
April 19, 2007 | By Lynn M. Paltrow | web only

Our Enemy's Enemy
Far from vindicating the American escalation strategy in Iraq, recent tensions between insurgent factions and al-Qaeda bolster the case for withdrawal.
April 18, 2007 | By Marc Lynch | web only

What Hypocrisy?
Don Imus defenders have pointed to the supposed free pass that exploitative and misogynistic hip hop music gets. The charge is more than a deflection -- it's bunk.
April 18, 2007 | By David Swerdlick | web only

Coming to Collect
Thanks to outsourcing, the IRS is closing fewer back-taxes cases than ever before.
April 18, 2007 | By Thurman Hart | web only

Subsidizing Downward Mobility
The problem with the Democrats' proposed wage insurance program.
April 18, 2007 | By Ross Eisenbrey | web only

Cities For Sale
A new book takes on neoliberal attempts to revitalize urban centers.
April 17, 2007 | By Ben Adler | web only

Show Me the Air Time
The best way to curb excessive campaign spending is to control how much media outlets charge for political advertising.
April 16, 2007 | By Marj Halperin | web only

Third Time's the Charm?
For the third time in modern history, a conservative movement and presidency have exhausted themselves. Is there a successor out there to reclaim American liberalism?
April 15, 2007 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Switching Channels
The larger meaning of the FOX boycott and the Imus fracas? It's time for liberal multi-millionaires to get with it and start a cable news channel.
April 13, 2007 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

The Right Not to Choose
TAP talks to prominent anti-abortion lawyer Harold Cassidy.
April 13, 2007 | By Sarah Blustain | web only

Fight Club
Congressional Dems, getting bolder by the day, have won the first round in their fight with the president over Iraq. The stakes are higher in the next round.
April 13, 2007 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Consenting Adults
The next frontier in the legal battle over abortion is whether women need protection from themselves.
April 13, 2007 | By Sarah Blustain | web only

Cost Counts
Why progressives should learn to love cost-sharing in health care.
April 12, 2007 | By Ezra Klein | web only

For Me, Not for Thee
Once upon a time, American prosperity actually benefited Americans. No longer.
April 12, 2007 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Loan Shirk
The real scandal of our federal student loan system.
April 12, 2007 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

Malicious Intent
You'll find no better examples of the Bush administration's preference for hacks and ideologues than the personnel overseeing women's health and reproductive policies.
April 11, 2007 | By J. Goodrich | web only

Fickle Attraction
The Bush administration's four-year history of erratic meddling in search of an Iraqi "savior."
April 11, 2007 | By A.J. Rossmiller | web only

H.O.P.E. for Reform
What a novel probation program in Hawaii might teach other states.
April 10, 2007 | By Angela Hawken and Mark Kleiman | web only

Failure to Relaunch
Republicans seem unable to comprehend even the most obvious lessons of their 2006 election defeats.
April 10, 2007 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Wright Redux
The flap over Nancy Pelosi's Syria trip echoes a 20-year-old fight with a previous Democratic House Speaker -- and is being driven by the same right-wing Republican hawks.
April 9, 2007 | By William M. LeoGrande and Jim Lobe | web only

House of Pain
Surveying the wreckage of our housing and mortgage lending policies.
April 9, 2007 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Electric Boogaloo
It's good guys vs. good guys in the complicated legislative fight over regulating voting machines.
April 9, 2007 | By Art Levine | web only

Fighting Irish
Ken Loach's powerful new film about the Irish Civil War captures the pull and horror of radical violence.
April 6, 2007 | By Noy Thrupkaew | web only

Honoring the Warriors, Ending the War
Why "support the troops" no longer works as a Bush administration trump card.
April 6, 2007 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Built to Last
A new book on the Supreme Court underscores the lasting importance of the Roberts and Alito appointments in shifting the Court rightward.
April 5, 2007 | By Scott Lemieux | web only

Democracy's Enemies
America's leading corporations appear even more committed to surpressing the rights of workers in China than the communist regime is.
April 5, 2007 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

A Nomination to be Earned
The Hillary Clinton camp's air of overdog entitlement undermines the very qualities that have made her an appealing senator.
April 4, 2007 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

Short Circuited
What one press release from Circuit City tells us about the dangers capitalists pose to capitalism.
April 4, 2007 | By Jared Bernstein | web only

Charmless Offensive
Would John McCain intentionally antagonize his fans in the national media to help his presidential campaign?
April 3, 2007 | By Steve Benen | web only

Safety First
For years, drug companies have steadily co-opted the FDA while oversight and enforcement have lagged. Might this year finally see some change?
April 3, 2007 | By Christopher Moraff | web only

Stop the Presses
When our country's top news organizations cover campaigns, providing readers with relevant information isn't even on the agenda.
April 3, 2007 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

State of the Unions
The stakes of organized labor's legislative bid for renewal couldn't be higher.
April 1, 2007 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Hardship Post
Aid workers in gobal hot spots risk being the targets of violence. Is the modern blurring of military and humanitarian functions worsening that danger?
April 1, 2007 | By Tara McKelvey | web only