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Where Will We Get the Next Rachel Maddow?
Jessica Clark and Tracy Van Slyke
The folding of Air America seems a grim omen for progressive media. It's not all dire -- three strategies for keeping progressive media makers flourishing.
(Air America)
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The Holy War Pitch
Paul Waldman
We're only doing al-Qaeda recruiters a favor by casting its young men as invincible warriors.
This frame grab taken Aug. 5, 2007 from a video message carrying the logo of al-Qaida's production house as-Sahab purports to show Adam Gadahn, a Californian also known as Azzan al-Amriki. (AP Photo/IntelCenter)
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Murtha's Unlikely Alliance
Harold Meyerson
No intra-party relationship better symbolized the link between old and new politics than that between John Murtha and Nancy Pelosi.
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Eric Holder's War
Dayo Olopade
From the March print issue:
How the attorney general's relationship to his president, his adopted city, and his race are shaping the Justice Department.
(White House/Pete Souza)
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In Bad Faith
Sarah Posner
February 5, 2010 | web only
At yesterday's National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama revealed that he still falls prey to the idea that religious beliefs are unimpeachable -- even when those beliefs affect the liberty of others.
Fiscal Folly
Robert Kuttner
February 5, 2010
We need more deficit spending on public investment and jobs now, then deficit reduction once recovery comes.
The Real Chinese Threat
Matthew Yglesias
February 4, 2010 | web only
The Quadrennial Defense Review's treatment of China isn't just dull -- it's tone deaf.
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Literature from the Underground
Adam Serwer
February 5, 2010
Does a new anthology devoted to a hip-hop classic elevate the genre to its rightful place as a literary form?
Beyond the Creative Class
Paul Waldman
February 4, 2010 | web only
TAP talks with Christopher Carrick, an urban planner with the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, about regional inequality and if there is life after Richard Florida.
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A Tour of Six States
February 8, 2010
Jake Blumgart, Pema Levy, Gabriel Arana and Mikhail Zinshteyn
Snapshots of the fiscal crisis across the nation.
An End to the "Long War"
February 3, 2010 | web only
Robert Farley
The current Quadrennial Defense Review underscores the stark contrast between Obama's and Bush's visions for U.S. military engagement.
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The Power of the "Post-Racial" Narrative
February 2, 2010 | web only
Courtney E. Martin
Many white Americans latch on to the myth of color blindness because they are afraid that even after electing a black president, they must still wrestle with their own privilege.
The Battle Over Don't Ask, Don't Tell
February 2, 2010 | web only
Paul Waldman
By advocating for a kinder and gentler form of marriage inequality, conservatives may have accidentally ceded the argument for keeping gays out of the military.
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Reforming the Meat Market
Monica Potts
February 2, 2010 | web only
As the USDA's latest appointee, Elisabeth Hagen has been charged with keeping our food safe. But can one person fix a system that in some ways still resembles The Jungle?
Swagger Like Us
Ann Friedman
February 1, 2010
Should women amplify their aggression to mimic successful men? Or should they play up what supposedly makes them different?
What Happened to Democracy?
Robert B. Reich
February 1, 2010
Nobody seems to be talking about the reforms needed to clean up democracy.
Willed Amnesia
Gershom Gorenberg
February 1, 2010 | web only
Israel's new amnesty law only perpetuates the narrative that the only people hurt by settlement in Gaza were the settlers, whose ideal communities have been lost forever.
A Museum of One's Own
Anne Trubek
January 29, 2010
Can writers' former homes become tourist destinations? The odds are long and the payoff is low.
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How to Kill the Filibuster with Only 51 Votes
Ian Millhiser
January 29, 2010 | web only
Under the Supreme Court's precedents, just 51 senators will have a brief opportunity to reform or eliminate the filibuster next January.
Where Was the Narrative?
Paul Waldman
January 28, 2010 | web only
There's no law requiring that State of the Union addresses be dull, overlong lists of provisions and proposals, but it has certainly come to seem that way.
The Rental Breakdown
Monica Potts
January 28, 2010 | web only
The sub-prime crisis put a spotlight on homeowners -- but renters have suffered from declining housing stock and slashed federal supports.
The Return of Childish Things
Mark Schmitt
January 28, 2010 | web only
The smallness of Washington and the natural nervousness of the electorate proved too much for Obama's original vision. But there's still hope.
Breaking the Banks
Tim Fernholz
January 27, 2010 | web only
Obama's endorsement of stiffer bank regulation has been a long time coming.
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Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News.
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Literature from the Underground
Adam Serwer
Does a new anthology devoted to a hip-hop classic elevate the genre to its rightful place as a literary form?
American Taliban
Robert Kuttner 
The marriage between religious fundamentalism and market conservatism is as strong as ever.
A Museum of One's Own
Anne Trubek
Can writers' former homes become tourist destinations? The odds are long and the payoff is low.
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