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Yaakov Teitel and the Allure of Lawlessness
Can one man's violence be divorced from an environment where acting on fury is sometimes treated as a virtue?
November 6, 2009 | | web only

The Fraud of Voting Scandals
The right isn't the only party at fault for the continuing battle over voter fraud.
November 6, 2009 | | web only

Atlas Drugged
Her fans still find her intoxicating, but will the right ever truly embrace Ayn Rand?
November 6, 2009 | | web only

Why Are We Talking About 2010?
While the urge to read the political tea leaves is strong, Tuesday's results say little about next year's elections.
November 6, 2009 | | web only

Title IX Dad

From our November issue:
Title IX, with all its limits, was a nudge that set off a chain of social transformations.

(Flickr/Sister 72)


November 5, 2009 |

Will the Color Line Fade?
Racial distinctions may be blurring due to demographics and mobility, but discrimination and racism remain.
November 4, 2009 |

One Year Later
The message for Democrats? Extremists are out and economic concerns are in.
November 4, 2009 | | web only

Beyond No-Fault Finance
Restoring stability and fairness requires thinking about the whole economy, not just Wall Street.
November 3, 2009 |

Can Reason Win the Drug War?
Stoner jokes aside, the debate over America's drug policy is sounding increasingly sane.
November 3, 2009 | | web only

Taxing Matters
Maine and Washington voters are considering initiatives that would limit their state governments' ability to raise taxes -- and provide crucial social services.
November 2, 2009 | | web only

The Battle Over Bailout
The proposed regulations before Congress do not represent the fundamental rethinking of the financial industry many progressives advocate.
November 2, 2009 | | web only

He Kept the Flame
As his memoir reveals, the true Ted Kennedy emerged as he fought to keep the country from moving rightward.
October 30, 2009 |

High-Stakes Health Reform
Senate Democrats finally seem willing to take risks to ensure the public option's survival.
October 30, 2009 | | web only

Can Human Rights Win the War?
Top U.S. military officials are starting to sound like human-rights advocates when it comes to detention policy in Afghanistan.
October 29, 2009 | | web only

A Too Late Solution?
J Street's first conference may have been a success, but prospects are still bleak for the two-state solution the organization wants.
October 29, 2009 | | web only

The Polanski Paradox
The epidemic of violence against women is a public scourge, but respecting survivors' wishes must be paramount.
October 28, 2009 |

The Myth of Too Big to Fail
Breaking up sprawling institutions won't be enough to clean up our financial mess.
October 28, 2009 |

Let's Make a Deal
A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.
October 28, 2009 |

Harry, Louise, and Barack
Instead of being a big winner politically for Obama, industry-dictated health reform will be a political wash, at best.
October 27, 2009 |

Fox and Foes
The Fox debacle isn't a tale of media versus government -- it's about a television network trying to rewrite journalism's rules.
October 27, 2009 | | web only

A Feminist Case for War?
One of the few remaining rationales for maintaining the occupation is protecting Afghan women. Is that enough?
October 27, 2009 | | web only

Lessons Overlearned
Affordable health care is important, but right now making a living is more urgent.
October 26, 2009 |

The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform
How a series of roadblocks and compromises shaped the health-care debate -- and why the battle doesn't end when Obama signs a bill.
October 26, 2009 |

Work/Life Balance Is Not a Woman's Issue
Men need family-friendly workplaces, too. So why is this issue framed as something only mothers should care about?
October 26, 2009 | | web only

What's Killing Conservatism?
Self-destruction is inevitable when a rigid ideology of disdain for government fully comes to power.
October 23, 2009 |

Obama's Foxhole
The White House is fighting back against Fox News, and journalistic objectivity is at risk of becoming collateral damage in this war.
October 23, 2009 | | web only

The Good War and the Workers
World War II defense contracts raised labor standards. Government could use the same leverage in peacetime.
October 22, 2009 |

Government Paves the Way
A decent work agenda for the Obama administration.
October 22, 2009 |

The Israeli Left Implodes
The lack of leadership on the Israeli left is all the sadder given the new prominence of the dovish camp among supporters of Israel in the United States.
October 22, 2009 | | web only

Forgotten Corners of the Economy
As unemployment rises, the illegal treatment of day laborers only worsens. Where's the government?
October 21, 2009 |

Nothing Is Certain But ...
The current fight at the heart of health-care reform isn't the public option. It's the excise tax.
October 21, 2009 | | web only

Their Own Worst Enemy
Health insurers stopped pretending they support reform. In doing so, they may have given new life to the public option.
October 20, 2009 | | web only

Something Rotten in the State of Texas
Why is the execution of a potentially innocent man less scandalous than an affair?
October 20, 2009 | | web only

Which Side Is Government On?
Millions of contract workers whose salaries are ultimately paid by government live in poverty. Uncle Sam should demand high standards, not pay as little as possible.
October 19, 2009 |

Good Jobs, Healthy Cities
Eight steps city governments can take to promote good jobs.
October 19, 2009 |

Defending Goldstone
A report on last year's Gaza conflict has provoked outrage in Israel. But is the reaction justified?
October 16, 2009 | | web only

The Housing Hangover
Waves of foreclosures continue to undermine economic recovery, and Treasury isn't doing enough to solve the problem.
October 16, 2009 | | web only

All These Governors
Do the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey say anything about the Democratic Party's future?
October 16, 2009 | | web only

A Darwin for the Divine
Evolution and religion are compatible if we accept that even our cultural development displays inbuilt direction.
October 15, 2009 |

Europe-a-Dope
The European Union is becoming ever stronger, and no one seems to care.
October 15, 2009 | | web only

Evasive Maneuvers
Journalists learn what to do if they're captured in Afghanistan -- or rural Virginia.
October 14, 2009 |

Democrats Take a Pass on Civil-Liberties Reform
While we were busy fretting about Obama's Nobel, the Democrats dropped the ball on reforming Bush-era civil-liberties abuses.
October 14, 2009 | | web only

The Charter Barter
On education -- and every other social policy issue -- the Obama administration must play referee among competing experts. Is it up to the task?
October 13, 2009 | | web only

A Case for Empathy
Last week, we got to see what it looks like when a justice is unable to view the world from another's perspective.
October 13, 2009 | | web only

Refugees of Diversity
One man's journey into the whitest -- and fastest growing -- communities in America.
October 12, 2009 |

American Ignorance and Afghanistan
We can't keep training the public to think in black and white terms about a very gray war.
October 12, 2009 | | web only

Winning With the Economy -- or Without It
Candidates running with the economy against them have a tougher go, but it's possible to win by changing the conversation.
October 9, 2009 |

A March Toward Irrelevance?
The National Equality March drew thousands to Washington for workshops, speeches, and "dancestravaganzas." But was anything really done to advance gay rights?
October 9, 2009 | | web only

My Model City
To a kid imbued with the idealism of "reform," Dahl's was a bracingly sanguine view of machine politics.
October 8, 2009 |

Student Union
At NYU, a more progressive president means less progressive labor policies.
October 8, 2009 | | web only

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