The Editors

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: FATHER LOAD. Kathleen Gerson and Courtney E. Martin, two authors of pieces in our “Mother Load” special report, respond to Linda Hirshman‘s criticism that they’re fooling themselves if they think men are going to step up and be equal parents. If you’re curious about what Hirshman was so riled up about, […]

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: BASE POLITICS. As state repression grows in Central Asia, the United States is turning a blind eye. Alexandra Poolos explains that popular suspicion of the work of democracy-building organizations has grown since the color revolutions, and recent tensions between the U.S. and Kyrgyz governments over a planned U.S. Air Force base […]

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: THE LONG SLOG. Getting the United States to exit the Iraq war will take many congressional votes and lots of noisy confrontations with Bush, says Harold Meyerson. Plugging away on these two fronts might not be the simple solution many war opponents are looking for, but it’s most likely to be […]

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: WHAT A LOAD. The always-provocative Linda Hirshman has taken issue with much of the content in our “Mother Load” special report. She responds with a critique that the authors go too easy on husbands and fathers, focusing on reforming the workplace when they should be agitating for a revolution at home. […]

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: REMEMBER THE 62. In his column this week, Mike cautions anti-war liberals to keep the number 62 in mind — that is, the number of House districts currently held by Democrats that went for Bush in 2004. –The Editors

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: DIS INTERESTS. Reporting from New Hampshire and surveying the presidential primary field in both parties, Jon Margolis wonders if we’re seeing the political power of celebrity replace that of interest groups. –The Editors

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: FIGHTING APART FOR TIME TOGETHER. As part of our special report on work/family issues, Mother Load, Courtney E. Martin writes about the growing influence of mother’s advocacy groups like MomsRising and Mothers Movement Online — and wonders why they’re only organizing parents of one gender. They’ve launched a “ceasefire on the […]

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: SPINNED SURGE. Justin Logan takes on the claims of war proponents — most recently Robert Kagan (he of the surge-happy Kagan clan) — that “the surge is working.” –The Editors

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: SPARTAN PRIDE. Matt discusses what 300 can tell us about the perils of empire. –The Editors

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE. Two afternoon specials for readers. Sarah Posner, who’s done definitive work on the influential Christian right leader and Iran warmonger John Hagee, reports on Hagee’s appearance last night at the AIPAC Policy Conference in a new piece, “The Goy Who Cried Wolf”: When he does speak to actual Middle East […]