June 2005

Docudrama
The administration has made John Bolton's appointment about more than the UN. It's about putting the White House above Congress.
June 29, 2005 | By Mark Leon Goldberg | web only

It's About Osama
When in doubt, it's always September 11.
June 29, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Recess Disappointment
Conservatives are pushing Bush to give John Bolton a recess appointment. They felt a little different about Clinton's nominees.
June 28, 2005 | By The American Prospect Staff | web only

Conquering by Dividing
From Karl Rove to John Bolton, the White House puts its electoral prospects above national security.
June 28, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Mouse You, Buddy!
I just finished reading Ed Klein. I guess I won't sue. But maybe someone else should.
June 27, 2005 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

Debunking the Debunkers
The Wall Street Journal's take on global warming gets more desperate all the time.
June 27, 2005 | By Chris Mooney | web only

Leftward Christian Soldiers
A new, well-organized religious group has emerged. And guess what: It actually supports Christian values.
June 24, 2005 | By Rob Garver | web only

They Always Get Their Man
Democrats may have defeated John Bolton's confirmation, but they can't stop a recess appointment.
June 24, 2005 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Iranian Stories
The U.S. Treasury Department tried to block an Iranian anthology. Then they got sued. Here's a look at what's between the covers.
June 24, 2005 | By Christopher Byrd | web only

Big Labor, Big Choices
Insurgent unionists have the right goals. But leaving the AFL-CIO may make them harder to achieve.
June 23, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

No One to Demonize
Opposition to the Iraq War has been pretty quiet. That's why it's so widespread.
June 23, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

MAS Protest
Bolivia's strongest left-wing party may have earned the right to run the country. But even its leaders say they're not yet ready.
June 22, 2005 | By Ryan Grim | web only

Fresh Air
Conservative economics have afflicted the country for years now. That may finally change.
June 22, 2005 | By Jared Bernstein | web only

Playoff Punditry
It's easy to make too much of present political trends -- easy, but wrong.
June 21, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Lowball Warming
There should be a special circle in hell for people who mess with scientific data.
June 20, 2005 | By Chris Mooney | web only

The Durbin Distraction
Why are Republicans focusing on one Democratic remark? Because God forbid anybody pays attention to what the GOP is doing.
June 20, 2005 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

Gilded Lily Pad
The Pentagon's desire to keep its base in Uzbekistan is understandable. It's also shortsighted.
June 20, 2005 | By David Hoffman and Cory Welt | web only

End of the Private New Deal
From our July issue: As Republicans loudly threaten the public New Deal, the corporate version quietly slips away.
June 20, 2005 | By Paul Starr | web only

The Reform That Isn't
From our July issue: Chutzpah Department: Invoking McCain-Feingold, House and Senate Republicans want to put progressive 527s out of business.
June 20, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Moving, But Not Spirited
Hayao Miyazaki's new film is not one of his best -- but even his B-list is a wonder to watch.
June 17, 2005 | By Noy Thrupkaew | web only

A Universe Next Door
Think of all the problems we could be addressing if we weren't living in George W. Bush's fantasy.
June 16, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Divided and Falling
The AFL-CIO's splintering continues apace.
June 16, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Europe 1, American Right 0
Conservative pundits aghast at European voters' EU snub don't want to grapple with what those voters might be saying about unchecked capitalism.
June 16, 2005 | By Jim Sleeper | web only

Darfur in Darkness
Liberal evangelicals are picking up where conservative evangelicals left off.
June 15, 2005 | By Rob Garver | web only

The Unique Brutality of Texas
From our July 2004 issue: It's no surprise the Supreme Court had to overturn Thomas Miller-El's death sentence. Texas justice is not always just.
June 14, 2005 | By Joseph Rosenbloom | web only

Foregone Forethought
The Downing Street Memos don't just prove that the Bush administration lied the war into existence. They prove that nobody planned for the aftermath.
June 14, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Snow Job
The embryo "adoption" process -- and the Snowflake families -- distract from the real issues in the stem-cell debate.
June 13, 2005 | By Chris Mooney | web only

McSued
A documentary about a 10-year legal battle against McDonald's is full of drama, big butts, and heroism.
June 10, 2005 | By Noy Thrupkaew | web only

Curt Weldon's Deep Throat
The Pennsylvania Republican's freelance spying has once again brought a discredited arms dealer's fabrications to the CIA.
June 10, 2005 | By Laura Rozen | web only

Public-Sector Enemies
Arnold Schwarzenegger is laying siege to the last union stronghold: the public sector.
June 10, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Good for the Street?
A Christopher Cox era may seem like the best thing that could happen to Wall Street. Wait a few years, and it may turn out to have been the worst.
June 9, 2005 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

The Early Lead
Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner for 2008. But that's still three years away.
June 9, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

The Interrogation Room
A former sergeant describes sex techniques used on detainees -- and why we all should be ashamed. TAP talks to Erik Saar, author of Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo.
June 8, 2005 | By Tara McKelvey | web only

Letter to the Editor
The AFL-CIO's chief international economist and the former Secretary of Labor take up the question of what CAFTA should mandate.
June 8, 2005 | By Thea Lee and Robert B. Reich | web only

Amsterdam and Alabama
Europe has its economic problems; we've got ours. The two are not the same.
June 7, 2005 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Elections After Arafat
Amir Peretz represents the labor wing of Israel's Labor Party. Is his country ready for a pocketbook primary?
June 6, 2005 | By Jo-Ann Mort | web only

Reliving History
From David Rosen to Mark Felt to Pol Pot, the right can't handle the truth.
June 6, 2005 | By Michael Tomasky | web only

Listening to The Monkey
On stage and on disc, Elvis Costello is still The Man. And The Monkey.
June 3, 2005 | By Devin McKinney | web only

The Killed Fields
A former Cambodian child soldier who once hid explosives underground now shows tourists around a land-mine museum.
June 3, 2005 | By Noy Thrupkaew | web only

Branch Rickety
Under unified Republican government, the Senate has abandoned its cherished independence. Can Democrats push back?
June 2, 2005 | By Terence Samuel | web only

Take it to the Banks
If we want to soften the blow when the housing boom ends, we need to get serious about dangerous lending.
June 2, 2005 | By Robert B. Reich | web only

Watergate's Lost Legacy
Investigative journalism is dead; long live investigative journalism.
June 2, 2005 | By David J. Sirota | web only

Owning Up
The housing bubble won't burst like the stock-market bubble, but that doesn't mean it's problem-free.
June 2, 2005 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Divided We Stand
On one level, we may be more like the French than we realize.
June 2, 2005 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Ammo for the Enemy
When Defense Department officials OK'd religious degradation as a tactic in the “war on terrorism,” they didn't calculate the cost.
June 1, 2005 | By Deborah Pearlstein | web only