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The Mammogram Mess

November 24, 2009 | web only
Last week, new guidelines for breast cancer screening inspired a panic. Will we ever be able to discuss effective health care reasonably?

Gay on Trial

November 23, 2009
After state-level defeats, lawyers are taking the case for gay rights to federal court.

Faster, Please

November 23, 2009
Democrats in Congress should focus on enacting job measures and health reforms that show voters immediate progress.

Truth in Labeling

November 25, 2009 | web only
The current backlash against consumer financial regulation sounds awfully familiar.

Recognizing Jeanne-Claude

November 24, 2009 | web only
The lesser known half of the artistic duo behind installations such as The Gates battled not just the art world's sexism but its willingness to ignore the logistical work behind site-specific art.

One More Bubble to Go

November 23, 2009
We've relied on a robust dollar to see us through the crisis, but that cushion is about to disappear.

The Company We Keep

The Company We Keep

November 24, 2009

From our December issue:
If each liberal "special interest" group is actually just in it alone, what's the point of a common ideology?

NAACP Chair Julian Bond and Sen. Dianne Feinstein at the Human Rights Campaign's 2009 Los Angeles Gala. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)



Is It Time for Malpractice Reform?
November 20, 2009 | web only

It's not just about tort reform anymore. Using progressive solutions to fix the malpractice system could result in better health care for all.

A Devil of a Job for Democrats
November 20, 2009 | web only

Forget making everyone healthy and saving the polar bears. If Democrats can't solve the jobs problem, next year's elections will be an uphill battle.

Iran's Crisis of Resistance
November 20, 2009 | web only

Facing heavy domestic criticism, the Iranian regime could seek to recoup lost credibility by causing more trouble in the region.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fangs
November 19, 2009

A defense of the teen-girl fan base that has made the Twilight books and movies so wildly successful.

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The New Politics of Conscientious Objection in Israel

November 19, 2009 | web only
For years, it was the left that argued about selective disobedience -- but the right is now picking up the charge.

Ideas From the Other Washington

November 18, 2009
Policy reforms to increase student success.

The Graduation Gap

November 18, 2009
America needs to do a much better job of increasing its college enrollment and graduation rates, especially for less advantaged students.

The Afghanistan Strategy Dodge

November 18, 2009 | web only
Separating strategy from questions of resources and personnel obscures the options.

Palin for President!

November 18, 2009 | web only
Palin's book is full of half-truths and self-congratulation. But for a woman aimed at 2012, such inaccuracies may not matter.



Obama Makes the Case for Attending Copenhagen

November 17, 2009 | web only
By lowering the expectations for what will be accomplished in the December meeting, the president has made a strong case for his own attendance.

The Left Fights Itself

November 17, 2009 | web only
In his new book, Michael Bérubé says the left is torn between radical politics and cultural studies. The loser, naturally, is its relevance.

When Hope Meets Reality

November 17, 2009 | web only
Obama inspired the country with his campaign, and now he must manage expectations of those swept up by his rhetoric.

The Innovation Administration

November 16, 2009
The White House assumes that newer ideas are always better, but that's not necessarily the case.

Saying Yes in Syracuse

November 16, 2009
A battered industrial city is leading the way in preparing all schoolchildren to succeed in college.

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Sarah  Posner Sarah Posner, author of God's Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters, has covered the religious right for the Prospect, The Nation, The Washington Spectator, AlterNet, and other publications.

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Recognizing Jeanne-Claude
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The lesser known half of the artistic duo behind installations such as The Gates battled not just the art world's sexism but its willingness to ignore the logistical work behind site-specific art.

The 1960s, Refracted
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While published decades ago, the works of writers like Stanley Crouch and Lisa Jones are still ferociously in the present.

Hard Times Revisited
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Two new books show how the gap between the rich and the poor shaped the culture of the 1930s.

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