The Gay Gamble
Vol.
No.
20
10
November 2009
Columns
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The Company We Keep
If each liberal "special interest" group is actually just in it alone, what's the point of a common ideology? -
Faster, Please
Democrats in Congress should focus on enacting job measures and health reforms that show voters immediate progress. -
Changing the Tone
Most citizens want to be heard, but we can't let an angry minority speak for them. -
The 1960s, Refracted
While published decades ago, the works of writers like Stanley Crouch and Lisa Jones are still ferociously in the present.
Culture
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Hard Times Revisited
Two new books show how the gap between the rich and the poor shaped the culture of the 1930s. -
Hope Against History
Early conflicts over colonialism and genocide explain many of the United Nations' modern-day failures. -
Read Local
Small book publishers are looking to communities of loyal readers to support them.
Departments
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Push Comes to .GOV
How federal agencies learned to stop worrying and love Web 2.0. -
Debating the Public Option
The three founders of the Prospect discuss the perils and promise of a public-insurance option. -
Noted
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Lunchtime Lessons from New Orleans
As the Gulf Coast struggles to redevelop, its children build a thriving food-justice movement. Nutrition advocates in Washington would be wise to pay attention. -
Up Front
The circular logic of cap-and-trade; Amtrak's gun check; and The Question. -
The Mammogram Mess
Last week, new guidelines for breast cancer screening inspired a panic. Will we ever be able to discuss effective health care reasonably? -
The Persecution Complex of Sarah Palin
We all define ourselves by our enemies -- but it can be taken too far.
Features
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Is Democracy a Dirty Word?
Obama is distancing himself from Bush's pro-democracy agenda. Activists are worried about the consequences. -
Fed Up With Federalism
Why isn't the stimulus working? States are sucking up funding faster than the federal government is pumping it in. -
Wall Street Meets Its Match
If Congress ends up with effective financial regulation, Sen. Maria Cantwell will deserve a lot of the credit. -
Don't Blame the Billionaires
It's time for liberals to worry less about inequality. -
Gay on Trial
After state-level defeats, lawyers are taking the case for gay rights to federal court. -
One More Bubble to Go
We've relied on a robust dollar to see us through the crisis, but that cushion is about to disappear. -
Beyond Bars
The "tough on crime" era is coming to an end, leaving bloated prisons and blighted neighborhoods in its wake. But what's next? A parole agent uses a flashlight to inspect a GPS locater worn on the ankle of a parolee.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
