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September 2009


Hurry Up and Wait
Why passing health-care reform might not be the political boon you'd expect.
September 29, 2009 | | web only

The Military's Overlooked Brain Trust
Top commanders of the U.S. Army need to start listening to the opinions of the rank and file.
September 29, 2009 | | web only

Can California Be Fixed?
The Prospect talks to Repair California, the coalition attempting to call a constitutional convention in the country's messiest democracy.
September 25, 2009 | | web only

Skipping the Summit for the Movies
Our Middle East correspondent skips the Netanyahu-Abbas meeting to watch Ajami, a controversial film that shows the courage needed to truly bring peace.
September 24, 2009 | | web only

Kristol and the Tea Baggers
Intellectuals don't always guide movements; often, movements guide intellectuals.
September 23, 2009 | | web only

The Vietnamization of Afghanistan
Obama's choices in Afghanistan will either break the Democrats' association with Vietnam or confirm it.
September 23, 2009 | | web only

How Will World Leaders Fix the Financial Mess?
Economist Ken Rogoff previews the agenda at this week's G-20 Summit.
September 23, 2009 | | web only

Glenn Beck's Party
The message of the GOP is being delivered by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
September 22, 2009 | | web only

The Wrong Side of the Mommy Track
The Good Wife? More like The Get Back to Work Wife. CBS' new drama is less about political marriage and more about a generation of opt-out women who are headed back to work.
September 22, 2009 | | web only

Southern Baggage
As long as racism is tolerated within their party, Southern Republicans shouldn't act too surprised when they get pushed on the issue.
September 18, 2009 | | web only

Sister Hacked
Diablo Cody set out to make a feminist horror film -- so why is Jennifer's Body the least empowering slasher flick currently on screen?
September 18, 2009 | | web only

Why Can't Tom Perez Get Confirmed?
Obama's pick for head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is caught up in the same politicization that marked the Bush years.
September 17, 2009 | | web only

Hawks and a Hack Job
John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsay Graham all want the White House to commit more resources to Afghanistan. Too bad the senators don't have any credibility on the issue.
September 17, 2009 | | web only

Convenient Untruths
A 9/11 Commission lawyer catalogues the deceptions that mounted in the attack's wake.
September 16, 2009 | | web only

Is Obama Too Calm Before the Storm?
His staid reaction to the financial crisis may have won him the presidency, but too much complacency could cause him to lose it.
September 16, 2009 | | web only

The Return of the Repressed
It should come as no surprise that with the election of Barack Obama, the right has returned to a politics of racial resentment.
September 15, 2009 | | web only

Stuff Some White People Don't Like
The right's animosity toward Obama isn't about fascism or socialism -- it's about racism.
September 15, 2009 | | web only

Extreme Makeover, Health-Care Edition
Both liberals and conservatives are upset about how Obama has handled health-care reform. Do Americans expect too much?
September 14, 2009 | | web only

Will the U.S. Stop Treating Settlement as a PR Problem?
George Mitchell's visit to Israel to discuss settlements doesn't mean the U.S. is taking the issue seriously.
September 14, 2009 | | web only

Health-Care Reform Gets a Booster Shot
Obama's speech had some important news: His plan now includes some immediate relief on insurance costs.
September 11, 2009 | | web only

How Van Jones Will Help Win the Health-Care Fight
The resignation of Obama's green-jobs czar is a primer on the right's political warfare tactics -- those preparing to defend health-care reform should take note.
September 11, 2009 | | web only

Who's Leading the Fight Against Consumer Financial Regulation?
The Chamber of Commerce doesn't think consumers need real protection after the financial crisis.
September 9, 2009 | | web only

Combating the Campus Rape Crisis
College is back in session, and that means it's time for a lot of ineffective pageantry on rape prevention. Don't our young women deserve better?
September 9, 2009 | | web only

The Three Audiences Obama Has to Please
Wednesday's speech is the president's chance to talk three key congressional constituencies into passing health-care reform.
September 8, 2009 | | web only

No Place Like Home
After seven years in Gitmo, Mohammed Jawad was supposed to be going home. He almost went back to prison instead.
September 8, 2009 | | web only

Barack Obama, Explainer-in-Chief
Republicans have been able to confuse the issue, but their chances of killing health-care reform remain slim. All Obama has to do is lay out the facts.
September 4, 2009 | | web only

The Deification of Matthew Shepard
What the gay-rights movement has lost by making Shepard its icon.
September 4, 2009 | | web only

The Real Nanny Diaries
Americans pay lip service to the idea child-raising is important work, but when they hire people to do it for them, they tend to pay them little and respect them less.
September 4, 2009 | | web only

Sea Change of Japan?
Thanks to a landslide victory for Japan's opposition party, the United States' relationship with its Asian ally just became rather unpredictable.
September 3, 2009 | | web only

A Battle of Wills
George Will and William Kristol are two of the loudest voices in the conservative movement. But whose vision will guide the Republican Party?
September 2, 2009 | | web only

What Max Baucus Can Learn From the Labor Movement
As Labor Day approaches, Richard Trumka gets tough with uncooperative Democrats.
September 2, 2009 | | web only

Health Care's Lowest Foes
The most reprehensible critics of reform are not the ignorant or deluded, but the conspirators who lie knowingly about what's at stake.
September 1, 2009 | | web only

Civilian Affairs
The Obama administration says civilian safety is a priority in Afghanistan. But have ground tactics really shifted since the Bush era?
September 1, 2009 | | web only

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