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Is D.C. the only place in America not affected by the downturn?

From the Executive Editor How much has changed? In Washington, this has been the question on everyone’s lips. On many key issues, from health care to counterterrorism and national security, reform is stalled. In this issue, Adam Serwer asks why it has been so difficult for the Obama administration to fully reverse the Bush policy […]

When police become immigration enforcers, everybody loses.

Hawks are lobbying hard for a gasoline embargo against Iran. Too bad such a sanction just won’t work.

Strategic and economic dialogue? Forget it, Hillary — it’s China.

The health-care debate has been overwhelmed by grumbling resistance. Too bad the complaints are largely groundless.

The increase in the federal minimum wage helps women — but not nearly enough.

The authors of Womenomics are telling employees to demand work-life balance — or else! But in a bleak economic climate, most women workers lack real bargaining power.

The philandering former D.C. mayor leads a crusade against gay marriage.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR Much of the work of implementing a lasting progressive agenda in the next year or two will take the form of dramatic fights — over health reform, financial regulation, and taxes. But some of the most significant changes will flow from subtle shifts in language, priorities, and regulations occurring with little […]