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The Tragedy at Fort Hood
Adam Serwer
Assigning collective responsibility for the actions of the few is the first step in rationalizing the unthinkable and justifying the unjustifiable.
Staff Sgt. Fanuaee Vea comforts Savannah Green outside the main gate after a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/The Waco Tribune-Herald, Jerry Larson)
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The Fraud of Voting Scandals
Adam Serwer
The right isn't the only party at fault for the continuing battle over voter fraud.
Related: Terence Samuel asks why we're talking about 2010 already.
(AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel)
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Atlas Drugged
Linda Li
Her fans still find her intoxicating, but will the right ever truly embrace Ayn Rand?
(Dutton Books/Nick Gaetano)
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Yaakov Teitel and the Allure of Lawlessness
Gershom Gorenberg
Can one man's violence be divorced from an environment where acting on fury is sometimes treated as a virtue?
A Palestinian woman gestures as an Israeli border police officer stands above her, during clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers during the olive harvest in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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Will the Color Line Fade?
Adam Serwer
November 4, 2009
Racial distinctions may be blurring due to demographics and mobility, but discrimination and racism remain.
Beyond No-Fault Finance
Matthew Yglesias
November 3, 2009
Restoring stability and fairness requires thinking about the whole economy, not just Wall Street.
Taxing Matters
Jake Blumgart
November 2, 2009 | web only
Maine and Washington voters are considering initiatives that would limit their state governments' ability to raise taxes -- and provide crucial social services.
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One Year Later
Tim Fernholz
November 4, 2009 | web only
The message for Democrats? Extremists are out and economic concerns are in.
Can Reason Win the Drug War?
Paul Waldman
November 3, 2009 | web only
Stoner jokes aside, the debate over America's drug policy is sounding increasingly sane.
The Battle Over Bailout
Tim Fernholz
November 2, 2009 | web only
The proposed regulations before Congress do not represent the fundamental rethinking of the financial industry many progressives advocate.
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Title IX Dad
Mark Schmitt
November 5, 2009
From our November issue:
Title IX, with all its limits, was a nudge that set off a chain of social transformations. (Flickr/Sister 72)
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He Kept the Flame
October 30, 2009
Harold Meyerson
As his memoir reveals, the true Ted Kennedy emerged as he fought to keep the country from moving rightward.
High-Stakes Health Reform
October 30, 2009 | web only
Terence Samuel
Senate Democrats finally seem willing to take risks to ensure the public option's survival.
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Can Human Rights Win the War?
October 29, 2009 | web only
Adam Serwer
Top U.S. military officials are starting to sound like human-rights advocates when it comes to detention policy in Afghanistan.
A Too Late Solution?
October 29, 2009 | web only
Matthew Yglesias
J Street's first conference may have been a success, but prospects are still bleak for the two-state solution the organization wants.
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The Polanski Paradox
Ann Friedman
October 28, 2009
The epidemic of violence against women is a public scourge, but respecting survivors' wishes must be paramount.
The Myth of Too Big to Fail
Tim Fernholz
October 28, 2009
Breaking up sprawling institutions won't be enough to
clean up our financial mess.
Let's Make a Deal
Sarah Laskow
October 28, 2009
A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.
Harry, Louise, and Barack
Robert Kuttner
October 27, 2009
Instead of being a big winner politically for Obama, industry-dictated health reform will be a political wash, at best.
Fox and Foes
Paul Waldman
October 27, 2009 | web only
The Fox debacle isn't a tale of media versus government -- it's about a television network trying to rewrite journalism's rules.
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A Feminist Case for War?
Michelle Goldberg
October 27, 2009 | web only
One of the few remaining rationales for maintaining the
occupation is protecting Afghan women. Is that enough?
Lessons Overlearned
Robert B. Reich
October 26, 2009
Affordable health care is important, but right now making a living is more urgent.
The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform
Mark Schmitt
October 26, 2009
How a series of roadblocks and compromises shaped the health-care debate -- and why the battle doesn't end when Obama signs a bill.
Work/Life Balance Is Not a Woman's Issue
Courtney E. Martin
October 26, 2009 | web only
Men need family-friendly workplaces, too. So why is this issue framed as something only mothers should care about?
What's Killing Conservatism?
Carl T. Bogus
October 23, 2009
Self-destruction is inevitable when a rigid ideology of disdain for government fully comes to power.
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Atlas Drugged
Linda Y. Li | web only
Her fans still find her intoxicating, but will the right ever truly embrace Ayn Rand?
What's Killing Conservatism?
Carl T. Bogus
Self-destruction is inevitable when a rigid ideology of disdain for government fully comes to power.
The Specter of Containment
Tara McKelvey | web only
Should we approach today's nuclear threats using Cold War policy?
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Ann Friedman is deputy editor of The American Prospect.
