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Israel at 60
Daniel Levy
May 9, 2008 | web only
To understand the co-existence of modern, cosmopolitan Israel with the Israel of permanent violent occupation, it's important to understand that Israel has locked itself into a box of fear, not unlike post-9/11 America. And that fear has become a danger in itself.
At its 60th birthday, Israel is in an extremely favorable position to establish permanent, recognizable and defensible borders and be accepted in the region. If it can get over that fear.
Photo: iStockPhoto
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Good Jobs for Americans Who Help Americans
Robert Kuttner
May 8, 2008
Human services is the fastest-growing labor market. Here's how to restore middle-class earnings by making every human-service job a good job.
The Meltdown Lowdown
Dean Baker
May 8, 2008 | web only
This Week in Economic News: Hillary Clinton's curious stance on the gas tax, adventures in JohnCare, and sub-prime analysts look to the past in order to misread the future.
The Elusive Politics of Reform
Ezra Klein
May 7, 2008
Once again, a new administration and Congress will try to bring us universal health insurance. This time, despite urgent cost pressures, will they do it right?
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The GOP's '08 Election Anxiety
Terence Samuel
May 9, 2008 | web only
The race Democrats should be watching Tuesday is a special election in Mississippi. The reddest of congressional districts is poised to elect a Democrat, sending yet another signal that Republicans are in serious trouble come November.
The FundamentaList
Sarah Posner
May 7, 2008 | web only
This Week in the Religious Right: Wead and Copeland join to denounce Grassley, Copeland and Huckabee prevent a schism, and a new evangelical manifesto angers the religious right.
An End to Payday Loans?
Kate Sheppard
May 6, 2008 | web only
Concern over the predatory practices of the payday lending industry has forged an unorthodox partnership in Virginia between religious, consumer-rights, and anti-poverty groups.
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Is Clinton the Last to Know It's Over?
Thomas F. Schaller
May 7, 2008 | web only
Barack Obama coupled a solid, double-digit win in North Carolina with a narrow defeat in Indiana to stall Hillary Clinton's recent momentum.
The results clearly favored Obama. The question now is whether Clinton can see the increasingly obvious end of her campaign.
Hillary Clinton at her Indiana Primary Night party in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Business as Usury
May 6, 2008
Thomas Geoghegan
Before Congress goes after bank misdeeds on Wall Street, let's stop the petty theft on Main Street -- predatory mortgages and usurious loans. Had we protected the poor and the weak, the problems of our mighty banks might not be so great.
Dispatches From Flyover Country
May 6, 2008 | web only
Lauren Bruce
Thanks to the primary, states like Indiana are finally getting some attention from national reporters and Democrats. Now if only they could learn that not every Midwesterner is an awestruck hillbilly.
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How Deep Is Your Love?
May 6, 2008 | web only
Paul Waldman
Republicans are up to their usual tricks -- questioning the patriotism of their opponents. The media, as usual, is playing along because it lauds political success, not virtue.
Bubble and Bail
May 5, 2008
Kevin Phillips
For most of the 20th century, America manufactured things. For the past 30 years, though, it has chiefly manufactured debt. Wall Street, with the aid of both political parties, gravely damaged the economy.
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The Undocumented American Dream
Courtney E. Martin
May 5, 2008 | web only
A new anthology of autobiographical stories written by undocumented immigrant college students serves as a reminder that we're neglecting some of the country's best and brightest.
How Europe Avoided Our Mess
Robert Kuttner
May 5, 2008 | web only
The credit crisis, which is sapping America's economic strength, was the result of an almost religious belief in deregulation whose excesses are now coming home to roost.
McCain's Delusional Tax Plan
Robert Gordon and James Kvaal
May 2, 2008 | web only
The McCain Agenda: John McCain has adopted a tax plan that covers up massive giveaways to the rich with absurd assertions and faulty calculations.
Step Right Up Indiana
Terence Samuel
May 2, 2008 | web only
Like many late primary states, Indiana is feeling the flush of increased voter registration, national media attention and money from the DNC. Democrats are hopeful that this will auger well for down-ticket races in the fall.
Subverting the Canon
Britt Peterson
May 2, 2008 | web only
In her new book, Wild Nights!, Joyce Carol Oates takes on the (largely male) Western literary canon in an attempt to sort out her ambivalence toward it and her place within it.
The Myth of Green McCain
Kate Sheppard
May 1, 2008 | web only
The McCain Agenda: Despite the hype, McCain's environmental record shows a candidate who acknowledges the reality of climate change, but will do little to roll it back. A President McCain would only push for reforms that do not inconvenience businesses or trouble the conservative elite.
The Mideast Editing Wars
Gershom Gorenberg
May 1, 2008 | web only
The hawkish pro-Israel group CAMERA's campaign to warp Wikipedia articles was ineffectual. But it's a warning not to trust the online encyclopedia -- and to be wary of partisan "accuracy" advocates in the Israeli-Palestinian Narrative War.
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The Meltdown Lowdown
(No. 4)
Dean Baker
May 1, 2008 | web only
Clinton joins McCain in support of giveaways for oil companies, the housing market declines even faster, and McCain proposes gutting our health care system.
Heat-Seeking Missives
Brian Beutler
May 1, 2008 | web only
A Senate committee seeks to limit the use of secretive national security letters -- if you receive one, you're not allowed to tell anybody, but you are obliged to comply with its request for information.
"Then No One Would Be a Democrat Anymore"
Rick Perlstein
April 30, 2008 | web only
In 1970, Richard Nixon, inspired by a spontaneous construction workers' riot, settled on the political strategy that would win him the 1972 election by a landslide and dominate American politics to this day.
Obama Praises the Wrong Conservatives
Greg Anrig
April 30, 2008 | web only
Barack Obama says Republicans have some good ideas, but he is missing an opportunity to point out the difference between traditional conservative governance and the deliberately destructive agenda of today's conservative movement.
The FundamentaList (No. 32)
Sarah Posner
April 30, 2008 | web only
Jeremiah Wright and John Hagee agree on theology, Hagee explains divine "curses," and the Christians-only National Day of Prayer comes to Washington.
Why John McCain Wants You To Give Up Your Health Insurance
Ezra Klein
April 30, 2008 | web only
The McCain Agenda: McCain believes that Americans use too much health care, and he has created a plan that will make care less affordable so millions of Americans will use less.
The Best Thing Not to Have Happened During the Bush Administration
Robert B. Reich
April 29, 2008 | web only
With the stock market sinking and no end to our current economic woes in sight, aren't we glad we didn't privatize Social Security?
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Subverting the Canon
Britt Peterson | web only
In her new book, Wild Nights!, Joyce Carol Oates takes on the (largely male) Western literary canon in an attempt to sort out her ambivalence toward it and her place within it.
Multiculture Club: Videos
Amanda Marcotte
Watch and listen to some of the artists featured in this month's culture piece.
Multiculture Club
Amanda Marcotte 
"Kids these days" belong to the most diverse generation America has ever had. No wonder they like music that blends sounds from all around the world.
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Scott Lemieux is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, CUNY. He contributes to the blogs 
