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July 2009Should Disability Funding Be Part of Health Reform? When it comes to their top legislative priority, disability activists fear later will mean never. July 30, 2009 | | web only Jerusalem's Shepherd Hotel Affair In Jerusalem, where all planning is strategic and all local issues are international, the sale of one property can serve as a political move intended to determine the city's future status. July 30, 2009 | | web only With China, Money Talks Strategic and economic dialogue? Forget it, Hillary -- it's China. July 29, 2009 | | web only A "Uniquely American" Abortion Debate The notion that tax dollars shouldn't pay for abortions is an international aberration, an example of American exceptionalism run amok. July 28, 2009 | | web only The 10 Dumbest Arguments Against Health-Care Reform The health-care debate has been overwhelmed by grumbling resistance. Too bad the complaints are largely groundless. July 28, 2009 | | web only Sports Misogyny and the Court of Public Opinion Last week, a lawsuit was filed accusing football player Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault. In the blink of an eye, sports apologists turned the focus on the case from the athlete to the alleged victim. July 27, 2009 | | web only The Next Diplomatic Cable Technology helped make Barack Obama president. Can it help Hillary Clinton save the world? July 27, 2009 | | web only Women and the Minimum Wage The increase in the federal minimum wage helps women -- but not nearly enough. July 24, 2009 | | web only The Environmental Mess Palin Left Behind The policies Gov. Sarah Palin sold as solutions to America's energy crisis are now failing investors, stakeholders, and the environment. July 23, 2009 | | web only Something About Airplanes The move to cut funding for the F-22 program is more than just a victory for common sense over defense pork. July 23, 2009 | | web only Our Man in Honduras The backers of the Honduran coup have an inside man in Washington. July 22, 2009 | | web only How the Battle Over Health Care Will Be Like the Battle Over the Stimulus ... and why it should be different. July 22, 2009 | | web only Holdren's Controversial Population Control Past White House science czar John Holdren co-authored a textbook in the 1970s that discussed coercive population control. Should this disqualify him as a serious voice on science? July 21, 2009 | | web only Going Strong on the Wrong Message The GOP became its own worst enemy during the Sotomayor hearings. July 21, 2009 | | web only Lessons for Feminists from Sarah Palin Ultimately, our discomfort with Sarah Palin is more about us than it is about her. July 20, 2009 | | web only The Hurt Locker as Propaganda For a supposedly anti-war film, Kathryn Bigelow's Hurt Locker serves as a remarkably effective military recruiting tool. July 17, 2009 | | web only The Dick Cheney Diversion Cheney's re-emergence in the media spotlight can only make Obama look good. July 17, 2009 | | web only New Testimony From Gaza A newly published account by an organization of Israeli soldiers suggests that policy set by top commanders led to unnecessary civilian deaths and massive physical damage. July 15, 2009 | | web only Picking Sides Every time there's an international crisis, conservatives rush to judgment. It's not a good idea. July 15, 2009 | | web only Playing the Abortion Card Conservatives are crying "abortion" in their efforts to derail health reform. But progress for reproductive rights is far from assured. July 14, 2009 | | web only We'll Always Have Wasilla Love her or hate her, Sarah Palin's resignation as governor of Alaska means political coverage is about to get a lot less interesting. July 14, 2009 | | web only In Defense of Confirmation Hearings Sonia Sotomayor will spend the next week in the spotlight of Senate confirmation hearings. Attempting to "depoliticize" the process would not merely be impossible but undesirable. July 13, 2009 | | web only Meet the Cast of the Sotomayor Hearings Ready for a week of Senate questioning? Here is your guide to the major players of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings. July 13, 2009 | | web only Palin on Prime Time? Sarah Palin may be well suited to the small screen, but she was never White House material. July 10, 2009 | | web only Are Depressions Necessary? The current crisis has revived an old debate about the utility of economic downturns. July 10, 2009 | | web only The Dilemma of Post-Acquittal Detentions The administration says it can detain terrorist suspects even after they've been acquitted. It is legal, but is it a good idea? July 10, 2009 | | web only Small Steps Toward a Nuke-Free World Obama's visit to Russia may have been drama-free, but it wasn't uneventful. July 9, 2009 | | web only Delivering Affordable Health Care Hospital deliveries are now the norm, but home births may actually be better for women -- and government's pocketbook. July 8, 2009 | | web only Are Democrats Ready to Fight for Consumer Protection? Bank lobbyists are marshaling opposition to the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. July 8, 2009 | | web only Continental Drift Europe is tilting right as America goes left. TAP Online talks to Yale political scientist David Cameron about the future of European social democracy. July 7, 2009 | | web only Health Care's True Price The real reason we need a public option in health-care reform isn't cost control. It's security. July 7, 2009 | | web only Sarah in Wonderland Palin appears to reside in the looking-glass world of the conservative base. From there, resigning as governor seems like the best move she could have made. July 7, 2009 | | web only Life and Death in the Climate Change Debate As we push Congress to pass a climate bill, let's not forget the grass roots. July 6, 2009 | | web only Does Franken Solve the Filibuster Problem? Don't break out the champagne quite yet: The Democrats' supermajority is just as much a curse as it is a blessing. July 3, 2009 | | web only The Rise of Megaregions Planning theorists argue we need to rethink the spatial coordinates of the national economy. July 3, 2009 | | web only Two States, Still One Exit Is the two-state solution an obsolete strategy? July 2, 2009 | | web only Standard Deviation Forty-nine states and territories have signed on to create national education standards. But will state-by-state implementation really work? TAP talks to the movement's leaders. July 2, 2009 | | web only How Do You Measure Success? As the administration juggles ambitious domestic policy programs with ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the question is which numbers define success -- or failure. July 1, 2009 | | web only TAP Talks to P.J. O'Rourke In his new collection of essays, the libertarian political satirist skewers all things government. TAP Online sat down with him to talk about being an avowed ring-winger in the Age of Obama. July 1, 2009 | | web only |
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