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September 2009 (v20, n7)


Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Cover Story - Features Overdue Process Adam Serwer When it comes to terrorist suspects in detention, Obama is finding that Bush set a difficult precedent to break. Features Aborting Health Reform Dana Goldstein Without reproductive-health coverage, any public insurance plan is doomed to fail. Present at the Re-Creation Tim Fernholz These seven liberal financial experts are our best hope for truly fixing the economy. Suburban Ghetto Sarah Garland Segregation, not immigration, is to blame for the growth of Hispanic gangs. The Truth About Tuition Michael Dannenberg The conversation about college costs shouldn't end at student loans. There Goes the Neighborhood Alyssa Katz Housing speculators are back, and they're hindering efforts at block-by-block revitalization. Special Report A Modern Safety Net Shelley Waters Boots and Karin Martinson We need to update our social contract for the real lives of working families in a brutal economy. A National Mission James Crabtree Britain's national goal of reducing child poverty was a political success. Did it work? A New Agenda for Tough Times Mark Schmitt and Shelley Waters Boots After a decade of economic change and fresh thinking, it's time for a new national effort to fight poverty. Behavioral Theory Dana Goldstein Can Mayor Bloomberg pay people to do the right thing? Can Separate Be Equal? Richard D. Kahlenberg The classroom is where poor and middle-class kids should meet -- to the benefit of both. Don't Forget the Men Dick Mendel Why has helping the single, childless workers become the darling of poverty policy? Mis-Measuring Poverty The Editors In recent years, there has been a growing effort to revamp our poverty definition. Putting Poverty in Its Place Manuel Pastor Neighborhood-based approaches can succeed, if they're part of a broader urban strategy. Race, Wealth, and Intergenerational Poverty Darrick Hamilton and William Darity Jr. There will never be a post-racial America if the wealth gap persists. Recovering Opportunity Alan Jenkins Racial barriers continue to hold back millions of Americans -- and our economy. The Poverty of Political Talk Alec MacGillis It's still hard for politicians to speak clearly about the poorest Americans.	Columns Left Without Labor Mark Schmitt A party of professionals and young voters risks becoming a party that overlooks the core economic crisis facing American workers. States of Distress Robert Kuttner A second stimulus could help states avoid layoffs, program cuts, and tax hikes. The Limits of Likeability Robert B. Reich The president remains popular even as many of his supporters become uneasy about what he's actually doing. Culture & Books Chicken Little Goes to Europe Stephen Holmes Western Europe is being transformed by immigrants from the Islamic world. But they are not the enemy within. In Wal-Mart's Image Harold Meyerson The "values" of the largest private-sector employer in the U.S. are shaping our national economy -- and that's a very bad thing. The Life and Death of Online Communities Phoebe Connelly How online communities are born -- and what happens when they die. Departments Countercyclical Capital Harold Meyerson Is D.C. the only place in America not affected by the downturn? Going to Extremes Michelle Goldberg There is much to fear in the right's comfort with radicalism, but little to envy. Nativism Versus Security Ann Friedman When police become immigration enforcers, everybody loses. Noted The Editors Up Front The Editors Insurance companies are doing A-OK; Back-to-school CliffsNews; The Search for credible Republicans; and The Question.

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