Our Iraqi occupation not only rejects American foreign policy since Wilson, it’s a throwback to the great power imperialism that led to World War I.
Features
God’s Precinct Walkers
When students at conservative Christian Patrick Henry College
entered the real world of Republican campaigns in a swing state, they found that God’s plan did not always include victory.
Schools as Scapegoats
Our increasing inequality and our competitiveness problems are huge — but they can’t be laid at the door of our education system.
Immigration Issues: City on a Hill
Issuing ID cards to immigrants and citizens alike, liberal New Haven charts a course for cities that want to treat immigrants like people.
The Fence to Nowhere
More than ever, we need to craft an accord on migrant workers.
Medifraud Amok
Heard about the company that resold the drugs that came back in the mail? That’s apparently just a normal day in the life of our under-regulated drug industry.
Immigration Issues: After Failure
With immigration reform dead, Democrats court Hispanics and Republicans go (more) nativist.
Leo the Linchpin
Steelworker President Leo Gerard looks like an old-time union leader, but he’s put together a labor-environmentalist alliance that bridges some growing Democratic fissures.
The Bubble Economy
The sub-prime mess, the huge risks taken by hedge funds, and the conflicts of interest that led to Enron are all the consequences of serial bouts of financial deregulation. Will we reverse field in time to prevent another 1929?
The Hillarycare Mythology
Did Hillary doom health reform in 1993? Here’s the real story, from the Prospect co-editor who was a White House senior health policy advisor at the time.

