The Editors

The first of The American Prospect‘s weekly podcast series. This week: Executive Editor Mark Schmitt, Deputy Editor Ann Friedman, and Writing Fellow Jamelle Bouie discuss the Rangel/Waters allegations, the “acting white” phenomenon, and Obama‘s judicial nominations. Listen now: Articles referred to: “Acting White Just Standard Bullying, Racialized,” Jamelle Bouie — The Editors

Tim Fernholz recently butted ideological heads on bloggingheads with Conn Carroll of The Heritage Foundation. They discussed the Dodd-Frank financial-regulation bill and the merits of consumer financial protection. Watch the whole thing here. — The Editors

Mark Schmitt was recently on bloggingheads with Stephen Spruiell of National Review discussing swapping the elimination of the corporate income tax for carbon and financial-transactions taxes. Watch the whole thing here. — The Editors

Adam Serwer opened up his own shop here at the Prospect. Take a look. — The Editors

Nancy Scola and Paul Waldman talk about the Supreme Court confirmation process and how tired it has become. —The Editors

It’s nice to see Goldman Sachs get some headlines for a change. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Last Wall Street Firm Left Standing’s name plastered on the front page. Amid all the headlines about its alleged fraud is the reminder that John Paulson had been praised for Seeing It Coming; Tim […]

Today is Pulitzer Day! As part of the newspaper’s big winning spree, Washington Post pundit Kathleen Parker won a prize for best commentary. In our November issue, Kerry Howley profiled the columnist. Here’s a taste: Save the Males, Kathleen Parker’s 2008 polemic on sexual permissiveness and libertinism, contains the following euphemisms for vagina: “inner sanctum,” […]

Paul Waldman and Nancy Scola discuss privacy and digitizing medical records. —The Editors

This week, the National Broadband Plan debuted. Nancy Scola read it for you, and now, she talks about it with Paul Waldman . —The Editors

Mark Schmitt chats with TNR‘s Noam Scheiber about Rahm Emanuel, health care, and financial reform. In this clip, Mark considers the changing nature of the Senate and explains why LBJ could never have even attempted to create his Great Society under today’s political conditions. —The Editors