In an article from our last print issue, Kevin Carey explains how Democrats have gotten education reform wrong: Democrats have been stumbling on education policy for years, fracturing the progressive coalition, tainting the party brand, creating undeserved political opportunities for Republicans, and, worst of all, standing in the way of school reforms that primarily benefit […]
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THE TROUBLE WITH MOMMY POLITICS.
Kara Jesella joins us at TAP Online today with a piece on Sarah Palin and the rise of motherhood politics: Maternalist politics have arrived — again. Over the last two years, mothers — particularly progressive mothers — have become increasingly vocal on a number of political issues. In her 2007 book “Mamarama,” feminist author Evelyn […]
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TAP ONLINE: CHILL OUT DEMS, WHAT’S UP WITH STUDENT LOANS, AND A PRIMER ON ALASKAN CORRUPTION.
We know you all subscribe to our articles RSS feed as well as TAPPED, but in case you’ve been ignoring it, here are some of the great pieces we’ve had up on the main site this week: Tim Fernholz on why Democrats should stop freaking out about Obama: Obama is making a simple case, one […]
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HOW THE WEST WILL BE WON.
From our September print issue: Eli Sanders on how Mark and Tom Udall are changing the face of the Democratic Party in the Mountain West: Tom Udall is standing at a rural gas station in New Mexico. He’s tall like his cousin Mark but with a rounder face and a lot more brown than gray […]
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KEVIN MATTSON AT POLITICS AND PROSE.
If you’re in D.C., come out this Sunday at 1 p.m. to Politics and Prose where occasional TAP contributor Kevin Mattson will be reading from his new book Rebels All!: A Short History of the Conservative Mind in Postwar America. –The Editors
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MCCAIN, PARTY OF ONE.
Mark Schmitt writes that John McCain’s speech last night faltered because it attempted to use one man’s biography to do the work normally done by an entire party’s platform and ideology: Last week we watched the national convention of the Democratic Party. This week we witnessed the national convention of John McCain. And that, I […]
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YGLESIAS ON PALIN.
Matt Yglesias emails the following thoughts on Sarah Palin: Most initial critical commentary on Sarah Palin has focused on her unfitness for the presidency. This is an important point, but an equally important point is her unfitness for the vice presidency. Barack Obama picked a running mate who can help him govern. The president’s job […]
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THE STORY BEHIND OBAMA’S USE OF “ONLY IN AMERICA.”
J. Lester Feder, author of a piece on the politics of country music for the Prospect, called us this morning to explain the story behind Barack Obama‘s use of the song “Only in America” by country music duo Brooks and Dunn. Nashville songwriter Don Cook was amused when a song he co-wrote with the duo […]
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BROWN ON GREEN JOBS AND BLUE-COLLAR VOTERS.
If you’re in Denver, head over to the Korbel ballroom (4E-4F) of the Colorado Convention Center for the AFL-CIO / American Prospect “All Boats Rising: Transforming the American Economy” event featuring Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Donna Edwards, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Paul Krugman, Julianne Malveaux, Jorge Mursuli, John Sweeney, and Richard Trumka and moderated by Harold […]
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TAP ON TWITTER AND FLICKR.
In addition to blogging on TAPPED and articles on the main site, Prospect writers are covering the convention via Twitter and on Flickr. –The Editors
