The Rise of Megaregions
Planning theorists argue we need to rethink the spatial coordinates of the national economy.
July 3, 2009 | By Richard Wells | 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 | By Terence Samuel | web only
Testing Testing
Beneath the feel-good press releases about national education standards lie unresolved policy differences.
Related: 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.
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July 2, 2009 | By Dana Goldstein
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 | By Christopher Sopher | web only
Two States, Still One Exit
Is the two-state solution an obsolete strategy?
July 2, 2009 | By Gershom Gorenberg | 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 | By Asawin Suebsaeng | 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 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Recession Depression
The authors of Womenomics are telling employees to demand work-life balance -- or else! But in a bleak economic climate, most women workers lack real bargaining power.
June 30, 2009 | By Dana Goldstein | web only
The Fretting Over Health Care Reform
Is health-care history just repeating itself? Not quite.
June 30, 2009 | By Paul Waldman | web only
Perils of the Public Plan
A badly designed public plan could turn out to be the opposite of what progressives intend.
June 29, 2009 | By Paul Starr
The Last Drug Czar
Both Obama and his appointed leader of the war on drugs, Gil Kerlikowske, say they've had it with the military metaphors and are taking a new approach to America's substance abuse problem.
June 29, 2009 | By Eli Sanders
Debating the Public Option
The three founders of the Prospect discuss the perils and promise of a public-insurance option.
June 29, 2009 | By Paul Starr, Robert B. Reich and Robert Kuttner
The Cost of Hashtag Revolution
With the Iranian election, we've seen a privately owned technology becoming a vital part of the infrastructure supporting political activity. That's a problem.
June 29, 2009 | By Tom Lee | web only
Where Blacks Lead the Fight for Gay Rights
Black leadership is changing the fight for gay rights in D.C.
June 26, 2009 | By Adam Serwer | web only
The Real Stonewall Legacy
Waiting our turn isn't working. Asking nicely isn't working. What will work is what worked that fateful night at Stonewall.
June 26, 2009 | By Jaclyn Friedman | web only
A Governor Undone by Love
Forget the broader implications for the GOP -- Mark Sanford's public breakdown was a human drama all its own.
June 26, 2009 | By Terence Samuel | web only
The Peak Shrink
Freaked out about the end of oil? There's a therapist for that.
June 25, 2009 | By Leigh Ferrara
A Violent Regeneration
A search for American identity after the Civil War led to a surge of machismo and bloodlust.
June 25, 2009 | By David Nasaw
Concern Trolling Iran
The conservative take on Iran has never been genuinely interested in what Iranians think or in the well-being of the Iranian people.
June 25, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only
Burqa Politics in France
What happens when feminism and sexual liberation become tools for nationalism?
June 24, 2009 | By Michelle Goldberg | web only
The FundamentaList (No. 86)
This week in religion and politics: In her last regular column, Sarah Posner says so long to The FundamentaList.
June 24, 2009 | By Sarah Posner | web only
The Prospect's Coverage of Iran's Unrest
Prospect writers on the Iranian election's impact on the region, America's reaction to allegations of voter fraud, and the Neda video.
June 23, 2009 | By The Editors | web only
Health Care Reform Villains
It's time for Obama to start naming the bad guys in the battle over health care reform.
June 23, 2009 | By Paul Waldman | web only
An Uncertain Fate for Voting Rights
The Supreme Court might not have struck down the act yesterday, but it didn't preserve the act, either.
June 23, 2009 | By Heather K. Gerken | web only
Four Ways States Could Squander the Stimulus
Implementation of Obama's stimulus bill is largely in the hands of the state governments. Here are four ways they might derail it.
June 23, 2009 | By Greg Anrig | web only
Don't Call It a 'He-cession'
Why are we pitting men against women? The economic crisis affects everyone -- and we can only fix it together.
June 22, 2009 | By Courtney E. Martin | web only
The Never-Ending Labor Wars
An inter-union fight is exhausting the time and resources of important labor leaders. Can UNITE HERE and SEIU reconcile before their conflict gets even more bitter?
June 22, 2009 | By Harold Meyerson | web only
The Other Sons of Iraq
How the lessons al-Qaeda learned in Iraq are informing the next generation of fighters.
June 22, 2009 | By Matthew Duss | web only
Nothing Stays in Vegas
It's a safe bet that Sen. John Ensign will survive his affair scandal. The Republican Party's odds are not so good.
June 19, 2009 | By Terence Samuel | web only
Who Regulates the Regulators?
Obama's far-reaching proposal for financial regulations is a mixed bag -- can Congress improve the project?
June 19, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Wealth-Care Reform
Fixing our health-care system will make us more economically secure. It won't make us much healthier.
June 18, 2009 | By Ezra Klein
Conservatives' Cold War Approach to Iran
Republicans are once again deploying a cracked history of the Reagan era to cast international politics as a zero-sum game.
June 18, 2009 | By Matthew Duss | web only
Did Obama's Cairo Speech Change Everything?
Whether Obama has had a small influence or a large one, the Middle East has already changed significantly.
June 18, 2009 | By Gershom Gorenberg | web only
The Next Tax Revolt
It's time for progressives to stop pretending that raising taxes on only the very rich will be sufficient to fund an ambitious agenda.
June 17, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias
The FundamentaList (No. 85)
This week in religion and politics: The Army secretary nominee's record on church-state separation comes under scrutiny, and immigration reform may leave out LGBT people.
June 17, 2009 | By Sarah Posner | web only
The Left and the Living Dead
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, will progressive ideals win out?
June 16, 2009 | By Paul Waldman | web only
Our Iran Strategy
The Obama administration has approached the Iranian elections delicately thus far. But if Ahmadinejad is named the official winner, where does that leave us?
June 16, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Settling for Radicalism
Israel has looked the other way as its military and government have gradually become more radical, and it may be too late to go back.
June 15, 2009 | By Gershom Gorenberg
Is Iran's Election America's Problem?
The theft of Iran's presidential election raises more foreign-policy implications than any clean result could have.
June 15, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only
Netanyahu's Illusory Concession on Palestine
The Israeli prime minister endorsed the idea of a Palestinian state, while rejecting it in the particular.
June 15, 2009 | By Michelle Goldberg | web only
Meet D.C.'s Anti-Gay Marriage Crusaders
An alliance between local and national activists is a test of the effectiveness of Republicans' reliance on culture-war wedge issues.
June 12, 2009 | By Adam Serwer | web only
Who's Afraid of Virginia Primaries?
Relax, political junkies: Virginia's gubernatorial primary doesn't quite mean what you think it does.
June 12, 2009 | By Terence Samuel | web only
A Family-Leave Safety Net
Right now paid time off is a perk available to only privileged families. Here's how we can make it an option for all workers.
June 11, 2009 | By Heather Boushey
The Pakistan Puzzle
Recent tomes on Pakistan overlook ordinary citizens' conflicting motivations, says our man on the ground.
June 11, 2009 | By Anatol Lieven
The Sound of Settling
Right-wing hawks and Israeli officials are savaging Obama for his condemnation of settlement expansion. But is there any good reason for the president to back down from his stance?
June 11, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only
The Invisible Workers
For nannies and housekeepers, the home is a workplace, and they're fighting for basic rights.
June 10, 2009 | By Elissa Strauss
Why is the Treasury Excluding the Gulf Coast from Stimulus Benefits?
Low-income housing construction is stalled due to the economic collapse -- and a recent ruling by Tim Geithner is preventing federal funds from reaching the victims of Katrina.
June 10, 2009 | By Brentin Mock | web only
The FundamentaList (No. 84)
This week in religion and politics: An HHS appointment raises questions about the purpose of faith-based offices, and religious leaders mourn the assassination of George Tiller.
June 10, 2009 | By Sarah Posner | web only
Five Questions We Should Ask About Financial Oversight
Strengthening regulation is only the beginning.
June 10, 2009 | By Robert Kuttner | web only
Outside the 9-to-5
Some of the fastest-growing professions with nonstandard work hours are dominated by women.
June 9, 2009 | By Janet C. Gornick, Harriet B. Presser and Caroline Batzdorf
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