Is It Time for Malpractice Reform?
It's not just about tort reform anymore. Using progressive solutions to fix the malpractice system could result in better health care for all.
November 20, 2009 | By Joanne Kenen | web only
A Devil of a Job for Democrats
Forget making everyone healthy and saving the polar bears. If Democrats can't solve the jobs problem, next year's elections will be an uphill battle.
November 20, 2009 | By Terence Samuel | web only
Iran's Crisis of Resistance
Facing heavy domestic criticism, the Iranian regime could seek to recoup lost credibility by causing more trouble in the region.
November 20, 2009 | By Matthew Duss | web only
Girls Just Wanna Have Fangs
From our November issue:
A defense of the teen-girl fan base that has made the Twilight books and movies so wildly successful.
Twilight fans cheer at the Los Angeles premiere of New Moon, out on Friday. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)
November 19, 2009 | By Sady Doyle
The New Politics of Conscientious Objection in Israel
For years, it was the left that argued about selective disobedience -- but the right is now picking up the charge.
November 19, 2009 | By Gershom Gorenberg | web only
Ideas From the Other Washington
Policy reforms to increase student success.
November 18, 2009 | By Julie Strawn
The Graduation Gap
America needs to do a much better job of increasing its college enrollment and graduation rates, especially for less advantaged students.
November 18, 2009 | By Christopher Jencks
The Afghanistan Strategy Dodge
Separating strategy from questions of resources and personnel obscures the options.
November 18, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Palin for President!
Palin's book is full of half-truths and self-congratulation. But for a woman aimed at 2012, such inaccuracies may not matter.
November 18, 2009 | By Michelle Goldberg | web only
Obama Makes the Case for Attending Copenhagen
By lowering the expectations for what will be accomplished in the December meeting, the president has made a strong case for his own attendance.
November 17, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only
The Left Fights Itself
In his new book, Michael Bérubé says the left is torn between radical politics and cultural studies. The loser, naturally, is its relevance.
November 17, 2009 | By Alexandra Gutierrez | web only
When Hope Meets Reality
Obama inspired the country with his campaign, and now he must manage expectations of those swept up by his rhetoric.
November 17, 2009 | By Paul Waldman | web only
The Innovation Administration
The White House assumes that newer ideas are always better, but that's not necessarily the case.
November 16, 2009 | By Dana Goldstein
Saying Yes in Syracuse
A battered industrial city is leading the way in preparing all schoolchildren to succeed in college.
November 16, 2009 | By David Callahan
The Canadian Way of War
Can we learn to fight from our staid northern neighbors?
November 13, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz
The Left Splits Over Bagram
Is sending some Guantanamo detainees to Bagram a good idea?
November 13, 2009 | By Adam Serwer | web only
That Old Republican Revival
Will the GOP be sufficiently rebuilt to challenge Obama and the Democrats in 2010? Probably not.
November 13, 2009 | By Terence Samuel | web only
Girl Talk
A new book posits zines as the founding documents of third-wave feminist political culture.
November 12, 2009 | By Jessica Clark | web only
The Myth of Judicial Backlash
The failure of gay marriage in Maine proves one thing -- it's not the courts voters mobilize against; it's the issues.
November 12, 2009 | By Scott Lemieux | web only
Policy, Pressure, and Peace
If the United States wants peace in the Middle East and Afghanistan, it's going to have to use its leverage.
November 11, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Democrats Leave Women Behind
Health-insurance reform was supposed to end the cruelties our system inflicts on patients, not create them.
November 10, 2009 | By Michelle Goldberg | web only
Looking Back, Moving Forward
In the wake of this year's election drama, the only advice Democrats should follow is to make good on their promises.
November 10, 2009 | By Paul Waldman | web only
Under Eighteen to Life
The Supreme Court takes up the question of whether life sentences for juvenile offenders are cruel and unusual.
November 10, 2009 | By Mark Pike | web only
Constant Comment
Kathleen Parker is one of the most-read columnists in America, but Washington is just getting to know her.
November 9, 2009 | By Kerry Howley
Twilight of the Op-Ed Columnist
Are syndicated opinion writers a dying breed?
November 9, 2009 | By Paul Waldman
What's the Alternative to Tucker Max?
Many progressive young men are rejecting traditional and toxic notions of masculinity. But they're still figuring out what should replace it.
November 9, 2009 | By Courtney E. Martin | web only
Yaakov Teitel and the Allure of Lawlessness
Can one man's violence be divorced from an environment where acting on fury is sometimes treated as a virtue?
November 6, 2009 | By Gershom Gorenberg | web only
The Fraud of Voting Scandals
The right isn't the only party at fault for the continuing battle over voter fraud.
November 6, 2009 | By Adam Serwer | web only
Atlas Drugged
Her fans still find her intoxicating, but will the right ever truly embrace Ayn Rand?
November 6, 2009 | By Linda Y. Li | web only
Why Are We Talking About 2010?
While the urge to read the political tea leaves is strong, Tuesday's results say little about next year's elections.
November 6, 2009 | By Terence Samuel | web only
Title IX Dad
Title IX, with all its limits, was a nudge that set off a chain of social transformations.
November 5, 2009 | By Mark Schmitt
Will the Color Line Fade?
Racial distinctions may be blurring due to demographics and mobility, but discrimination and racism remain.
November 4, 2009 | By Adam Serwer
One Year Later
The message for Democrats? Extremists are out and economic concerns are in.
November 4, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Beyond No-Fault Finance
Restoring stability and fairness requires thinking about the whole economy, not just Wall Street.
November 3, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias
Can Reason Win the Drug War?
Stoner jokes aside, the debate over America's drug policy is sounding increasingly sane.
November 3, 2009 | By Paul Waldman | web only
Taxing Matters
Maine and Washington voters are considering initiatives that would limit their state governments' ability to raise taxes -- and provide crucial social services.
November 2, 2009 | By Jake Blumgart | web only
The Battle Over Bailout
The proposed regulations before Congress do not represent the fundamental rethinking of the financial industry many progressives advocate.
November 2, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
He Kept the Flame
As his memoir reveals, the true Ted Kennedy emerged as he fought to keep the country from moving rightward.
October 30, 2009 | By Harold Meyerson
High-Stakes Health Reform
Senate Democrats finally seem willing to take risks to ensure the public option's survival.
October 30, 2009 | By Terence Samuel | web only
Can Human Rights Win the War?
Top U.S. military officials are starting to sound like human-rights advocates when it comes to detention policy in Afghanistan.
October 29, 2009 | By Adam Serwer | web only
A Too Late Solution?
J Street's first conference may have been a success, but prospects are still bleak for the two-state solution the organization wants.
October 29, 2009 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only
The Polanski Paradox
The epidemic of violence against women is a public scourge, but respecting survivors' wishes must be paramount.
October 28, 2009 | By Ann Friedman
The Myth of Too Big to Fail
Breaking up sprawling institutions won't be enough to
clean up our financial mess.
October 28, 2009 | By Tim Fernholz
Let's Make a Deal
A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.
October 28, 2009 | By Sarah Laskow
Harry, Louise, and Barack
Instead of being a big winner politically for Obama, industry-dictated health reform will be a political wash, at best.
October 27, 2009 | By Robert Kuttner
Fox and Foes
The Fox debacle isn't a tale of media versus government -- it's about a television network trying to rewrite journalism's rules.
October 27, 2009 | By Paul Waldman | web only
A Feminist Case for War?
One of the few remaining rationales for maintaining the
occupation is protecting Afghan women. Is that enough?
October 27, 2009 | By Michelle Goldberg | web only
Lessons Overlearned
Affordable health care is important, but right now making a living is more urgent.
October 26, 2009 | By Robert B. Reich
The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform
How a series of roadblocks and compromises shaped the health-care debate -- and why the battle doesn't end when Obama signs a bill.
October 26, 2009 | By Mark Schmitt
Grand Solution or Grab Bag?
Community colleges are being asked to provide everything from second chances to vocational education. Is America ready to help them succeed?
October 26, 2009 | By David Levinson
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