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Make It Personal
Harold Meyerson
July 18, 2008
From our July/August issue: It's the height of campaign season, and political consulting firms across the country are keen to sell candidates the latest technology, the newest GOTV systems and the freshest advertising. But does it work?
Two Yale political scientists set out to see what actually gets people out to the polls -- and found out it all comes down to a personal touch.
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The Misshapen Mind
Sasha Abramsky
July 18, 2008 | web only
Two new books argue that the human brain's haphazard evolution has left us at the prey of irrational behaviors and self-defeating instincts.
The Meltdown Lowdown
Dean Baker
July 17, 2008 | web only
This week in economic news: Inflation surges, Fannie and Freddie get away with reckless incompetence, and Obama proposes a subsidy for tax accountants.
The FundamentaList
Sarah Posner
July 16, 2008 | web only
This week in the religious right: Duping conservative evangelicals is easier than using a computer, Huckabee on TV, and Hagee angers his flock by moving to the center.
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What's Next for J Street?
Dylan Matthews
July 17, 2008 | web only
TAP talks with Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder of the new pro-Israel group J Street, about his organization's congressional endorsements and why he doesn't mind being attacked from the right.
Scoring The New Yorker Cover Debate
Adam Serwer
July 16, 2008 | web only
Sunday night the new issue of The New Yorker hit newsstands. By Monday morning, everyone had an opinion. Here's a rundown of the cover's defenders and attackers.
All the Young Bankers
Thomas Geoghegan
July 16, 2008
A new generation of business-minded young graduates of prestigious colleges finances the Democratic Party -- but at what cost?
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Five Questions Israel Should Ask Before Bombing Iran
Gershom Gorenberg
July 17, 2008 | web only
After Iran's missile tests last week, the question of whether Israel will strike Iran preemptively is on everyone's mind.
Here are five questions Israel should ponder before striking.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, talks with Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz. Mofaz has said that an Israeli attack is "unavoidable." (AP Photo)
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It's the Economists, Stupid
July 15, 2008 | web only
Paul Waldman
Phil Gramm's tone-deaf remark about a "mental recession" shows that in picking advisers, on the economy or otherwise, John McCain doesn't have a clue.
Looking at The Dark Side
July 15, 2008 | web only
Ryan Grim
In her new book, New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer chronicles the Bush administration's embrace of torture and secrecy in the War on Terror.
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Is the U.N. Making Things Worse in Darfur?
July 14, 2008 | web only
David Axe
Foreign aid and a U.N.-backed peacekeeping mission may be prolonging the conflict in Darfur by providing a safe-haven where rebels can safely leave their families and recruit new soldiers -- some of them children.
The Men Behind Generation Kill
July 11, 2008 | web only
Tara McKelvey
TAP talks with David Simon, executive producer of Generation Kill, the new HBO series about the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and Evan Wright, author of the book on which it is based.
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Focusing on The Family
Sarah Posner
July 10, 2008 | web only
Journalist Jeff Sharlet went undercover to infiltrate the secretive Washington, D.C., religious organization, The Family. Sarah Posner asks him what they want, and how they go about getting it.
The Meltdown Lowdown
(No. 13)
Dean Baker
July 10, 2008 | web only
McCain advocates balancing the budget with magic, Greenspan is either a liar or a fool, and government lenders sag under the weight of bad mortgages.
Obama Is Not a God
Courtney E. Martin
July 9, 2008 | web only
Liberals need to understand that Obama can never live up to his golden image -- but they should still hold him accountable for the campaign promises he's made.
How the Left Can Avoid a New Education War
Richard D. Kahlenberg
July 9, 2008 | web only
A battle is brewing between portions of the civil-rights community and teacher unions over the future of liberal education policy.
The FundamentaList (No. 41)
Sarah Posner
July 9, 2008 | web only
Obama shifts emphasis on reproductive rights, "abortion reduction" has some limitations, and an update on Sen. Grassley's investigation of televangelists.
America's AIDS Apartheid
Kai Wright
July 8, 2008
From our print issue: The domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasingly black and Southern -- and spiraling out of control.
The McCain Rules
Paul Waldman
July 8, 2008 | web only
The press has been reasonably kind to Barack Obama. But this is nothing compared with its eagerness to adopt any argument even mentioned by the McCain campaign.
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Does EMILY's List Still Matter?
Holly Yeager
July 7, 2008
EMILY's List is one of the largest PACs in the nation and funds only pro-choice, female candidates. But is it still as effective as it once was?
Where's Our Domestic AIDS Plan?
Andrew Green
July 7, 2008
The U.S. expects other countries to put together a national AIDS plan before they receive funding. But we don't even have our own national AIDS strategy.
Barack's Pilgrimage
Gershom Gorenberg
July 3, 2008 | web only
The trip that future president Obama needs to take to Israel is not the one that candidate Obama can risk.
The Meltdown Lowdown
(No. 12)
Dean Baker
July 3, 2008 | web only
The Times confuses the stock market and the economy and worries about a shortage of Europeans while McCain only claims to want to hold economists accountable.
Fixing the System Obama Broke
Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres
July 3, 2008 | web only
We need a fundamentally different way of allocating public funds to political candidates.
The FundamentaList
(No. 40)
Sarah Posner
July 2, 2008 | web only
Obama is friendlier with evangelicals than McCain, Huckabee supporters push him as Vice President, and Huckabee says immorality is the cause of big government.
A Limited Health-Care Success in Massachussetts
Ezra Klein
July 2, 2008 | web only
The Massachusetts health reform plan says much about the pitfalls and promises of reform.
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The Misshapen Mind
Sasha Abramsky | web only
Two new books argue that the human brain's haphazard evolution has left us at the prey of irrational behaviors and self-defeating instincts.
The White Stuff
Samhita Mukhopadhyay
The blog Stuff White People Like, became an Internet sensation but it's more than just a humor blog -- the site tells us something about the mostly white, affluent audience that has so enthusiastically embraced a mocking rundown of their culture.
The Men Behind Generation Kill
Tara McKelvey | web only
TAP talks with David Simon, executive producer of Generation Kill, the new HBO series about the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and Evan Wright, author of the book on which it is based.
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Scott Lemieux is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, CUNY. He contributes to the blogs 
