The New Bipartisan Capitalism The New Bipartisan Capitalism
A new study addressing the plight the American worker in a global economy tries to solve economic inequity through tax policy rather than systemic change. A much broader vision is ...
Jul 31, 2007 / Daniel Morris
A Man Who Gets His Way A Man Who Gets His Way
A veteran newsman recalls Rupert Murdoch. Despite his promises to protect editorial integrity of the Wall Street Journal, don't expect him to get a soul transplant any time soon.
Jul 30, 2007 / Sydney H. Schanberg
It’s Easier to Insure Pets Than Kids It’s Easier to Insure Pets Than Kids
Americans will spend $9.8 billion on pet healthcare this year. Why is the President so insistent that we can't provide health coverage to poor children?
Jul 26, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
A Bronx Tale A Bronx Tale
From Providence to Los Angeles and even the Bronx, urban rivers that were polluted and even paved over are being restored.
Jul 26, 2007 / Tracy Tullis
Dangerous Privilege Dangerous Privilege
We need a law to define and limit the President's claim of executive privilege, and should set a process for Congress to overcome it.
Jul 26, 2007 / Aziz Huq
Impeachable Offenses Impeachable Offenses
The burgeoning movement to impeach Bush and Cheney is a rational response at a time when 80 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Jul 26, 2007 / John Nichols
Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic
The last book in J.K. Rowling's saga is marked by throwaway references to a post-9/11 world and derivative insights that never add up to a coherent moral vision.
Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Fred Thompson, Neocon Fred Thompson, Neocon
He has a strong claim on the neoconservative heart, and if he ends up in the White House, the moribund neocons will rise again.
Jul 26, 2007 / David Corn
The Populist Moment? The Populist Moment?
Economic populism is the new flavor in politics, but it won't be authentic unless it's driven by and for the people.
Jul 26, 2007 / The Editors
A Challenge to Progressives on Choice A Challenge to Progressives on Choice
New reproductive technologies that could allow the rich to become genetically richer and the poor even more disadvantaged are challenging progressives to take a fresh look at core ...
Jul 18, 2007 / Samuel Berger