Preparing for the Inevitable
Donald Cohen : California
The San Diego wildfires should prompt political candidates to address the fact that communities across America are ill-equipped to deal with natural and unnatural disasters.
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In Praise of Red Tape
Christopher Hayes : The Courts
When lawmakers and the media failed to hold the Bush Administration to account, it was left to bureaucrats to defend the integrity of government.
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Cheney's Henchman Gets His
Nicholas von Hoffman : Dick Cheney
Why should the Vice President have a national security adviser to begin with?
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How to Fix Our Democracy
Mark Green : Electoral Reform
In just six years, Bush has squandered centuries of American progress. It's time to start repairing the damage.
2006
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Help Wanted: GOP Managers
Thomas Geoghegan : Democratic Party
With executive pay scales soaring, only bumblers are willing to work for the Bush Administration.
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Jack Gordon
Jack Gordon, "the unabashedly liberal conscience of Florida's State Senate," was chosen majority leader at a time when his politics should have made him an anathema. His fight against discrimination and his involvement in state politics helped many powerless Floridians.
2005
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The American Political Tradition
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln expertly balances the roots of a political revolution: the impact of a few key leaders and the lives and aspirations of ordinary citizens engaging with the government for the first time.
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The Power of Outrage
Eric Foner : Social & Economic Rights
A nation's conscience is stirred by the abandonment of the poor and the frail: This may be the one bright spot of the man-made disaster on the Gulf Coast. Eric Foner gives a history lesson.
2004
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Election Matters
William Greider : Media Analysis
The most intriguing story in Washington is a subterranean conflict that reporters cannot cover because some of them are involved.
2003
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Toward a Global Parliament
Richard Falk & Andrew Strauss : International Organizations
An institution representing citizens, not states, would advance world democracy.
This week: A look at the advocacy group MoveOn.org at 10. Plus: Controversy in Africa over the indictment of the Sudanese President; Amy Alexander and Chris Rabb on the challenges facing minority journalists in their transition to the web; and The Nation's new sex column. (13mb mp3)
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