Summertime, and Living in DC Is Easy
An ode to the beauty and contradictions of our nation’s capital in the dog days of August. (Seriously.)
UpFront
Calculating Gore’s future, Hillary’s biographers redefine “straightforward,” plus suggested summer reading for Mitt Romney.
Why We Are Vulnerable
The dirty little truth is that American business doesn’t want to pay for disaster preparedness — and so, we don’t have very much of it.
Shuttering the Sites
Like its Chinese counterpart, the new military government of Thailand promotes more investment — and radically less free speech.
Reading Liberally
Forthcoming and recently published books from The American Prospect staff.
Why Immigration Reform Matters
From our July/August print issue: If there is a deal to be had on immigration in this Congress, liberals and progressives should be part of it.
The Thirty-Year Itch
Perhaps the Bush era was just the decadent late phase of the dying culture of post-1978 conservatism. Now we need a liberal agenda that’s ambitious and confident enough to take over the next 30 years.
A Globalism for our Time
Sixty years ago, George Marshall unveiled his plan for rebuilding Europe and redefining America’s role in the world. It was on-target then, and his vision for America’s role is even more on-target today.
Downtown, Not Just for Yuppies
In Denver, thanks to low-income and environmental justice activists, a new mega-project will include affordable housing and good jobs.
How Rights Became Human
Was it the Enlightenment’s emphasis on empathy — as expressed, above all, in that new literary form, the novel — that led to human rights?
Inner-City Futurism
A new kind of high school in Chicago’s inner city will train its students for high-tech, high-pay manufacturing.
Democrats Are Back — But…
There’s a catch: The Republicans have so discredited government that Democrats will encounter trouble backing the programs that they, and a conflicted public, know the nation needs.
Forget Those Treaties!
It’s time to do away with treaties and start passing laws to bring America back in step with the rest of the world.
Two Paths for the Planet
Will we rewire the world with clean energy — or descend into political chaos, social disruption, and climate hell? And will Washington get with the program?
Beyond Fear
The NBC hit Heroes is the anti-24. Its emergency-powers president is the villian — and viewers love it.
What Hedge Funds Risk
Increasingly, everyone’s money — that’s what. Nobody rides herd on these unregulated investment funds, which now manage a tidy $1.5 trillion.
Beyond Regret
Simple facts have not proven a useful tool in the fight to uphold abortion rights. Pro-choicers need to craft an emotional counter-narrative that rings true for — and about — women.
The New Republic Was In Trouble Long Before Chris Hughes Bought It
The reign of Marty Peretz rendered the storied magazine less influential—and less liberal.
Breaking the Consensus (Finally)
For the first time in a long time, it may be politically achievable to make globalization work for working Americans.
