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Paul Waldman says the electorate is increasingly pro-marriage equality. So who’s in trouble? Democratic politicians who tried to straddle the issue: When your average Democratic politician is trying to explain his position on this issue, you can usually see the discomfort in his face. The assumption I’ve always made (and I’m sure most conservatives agree) […]

Ann Friedman reminds us that ideology is shaped by personal experience: Are there two political forces more vilified than interest groups and identity politics? No matter what your ideology or political party, if you want to prove that you are truly committed to the betterment of our nation, you are almost required to speak out […]

Courtney E. Martin wonders of we still need to carve out separate spaces for girls and women in order to ensure that their ideas are heard: Last month, I was invited to participate in a brainstorming session about a new TED initiative: TEDWomen. TED is teaming up with the Paley Center for Media, a think […]

Paul Starr contends that while neither liberals nor conservatives have been able to claim lasting power, we have an advantage: real solutions: In the article he wrote for the Prospect’s first issue, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. observed that many people believe politics is about power, while others think it is about image, and he granted […]

Robert Kuttner reflects on how, since the Prospect began publication as a quarterly with a circulation of 2,700, it’s been a forum for inspired argument, both with the right and within the liberal family: A 20-year liberal scorecard easily shows that the era’s greatest liberal gains have been in the politics of inclusion — setting […]

Gershom Gorenberg wonders if, after being comatose for a decade, the Israeli left may be regaining consciousness — woken by the injustice of Sheikh Jarrah: The left’s protests began with a few dozen peace activists holding vigils in the neighborhood. When police began arresting peaceful demonstrators, says activist Avner Inbar, the issue of freedom of […]

TAP talks with Rep. Ted Deutch about his plan to save Social Security: So what you are trying to fix with this bill? That surplus will be paid down as the baby boomers retire, and it’s our responsibility to ensure solvency for the long term. At the same time, the other concern that we have […]

Tim Fernholz asks if progressive excitement is the key to Democratic victory in the fall: Democratic leadership needs the support of stalwart left voters this fall, and they know it: Voter enthusiasm among Democrats is low, half that of Republicans, according to Gallup surveys. Republican voter excitement outweighed that among Democrats in 1994, helping sweep […]

Ann Friedman says that while they might not think of it as sexual harassment, what men say to other men when women’s backs are turned is damaging, too: I can cite a dozen examples in my corner of the professional world alone. Lecherous men in this business don’t tend to hit on or harass women […]

Robert Reich says that while Tea Partiers are getting all the press, it’s the anger on the left that spells trouble for Dems in the midterms: I remember a gloomy fall 16 years ago when as secretary of labor I traveled around the country trying to rev up the base for the 1994 midterms. I […]