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Democracy Triggers Congressional Hearing

News: In response to Jamie Metzl's article in our spring issue, the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade will hold a hearing on whether or not genetic modification should be internationally regulated.

Introducing Issue 9: A Podcast with Kenneth Baer and Andrei Cherny

News: Listen in as co-editors Kenneth Baer and Andrei Cherny introduce Issue 9.

Sandra Day O'Connor Reads Democracy

News: In a recent oped in The Washington Post, former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor recommended Isabell Sawhill's Democracy article, "Old News."

Are Doctors Screwing Up Public Health?

News: The New York Times' Nick Kristof considers Josh Ruxin's piece on public health in our most recent issue.

How China Is Read

Hu Ping: At this summer's Beijing Olympics, the Chinese elite will try to put its best face forward. But the glitter masks growing dissent among those outside the inner circle.

Word on the Street

Fawaz Gerges: What Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush get wrong about Muslims.

Judge Not

Kermit Roosevelt III: While we battle over who our judges are, what matters most is how they judge.

Pantry Politics

Adam Sheingate: With food shortages threatening global stability, we need to reorient food policy from quantity to quality.

Pentagon 2.0

T.X. Hammes: The battle to rebuild America's military after Iraq—and in preparation for the battles of the 21st century—has begun.

Rise of the Declinists

Derek Chollet: With America mired in two wars and a recession, is the country being eclipsed on the world stage?

Conscience of a Constructor

Clay Risen: Why it matters when good architects take on big projects for bad governments.

The Genetics of Fear

Henry Greely: Sci-fi fantasies about the risks of genetic engineering can't get in the way of life-saving research. A response to Jamie Metzl.

Barack Obama, Democracy, and the Next Progressive Agenda

News: Chris Satullo of the Philadelphia Inquirer encourages Barack Obama to turn to Democracy's recent "What's Next?" symposium to find the blueprint for the next progressive agenda.

Democracy and Democracy: Andrei Cherny and David Frum on BloggingheadsTV

Event: Democracy co-editor Andrei Cherny recently appeared on Bloggingheads TV with former Bush speech writer David Frum to discuss the journal and the state of the presidential race.

Watch "What's Next?: The New Progressive Agenda" Video

Event: In its spring issue, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas presented 20 new ideas that will set the next progressive agenda. On May 29th, C-SPAN was there as we explored some of these ideas in depth. Watch the video.

Financial Product Safety Commission Continues to Gain Ground

News: The Financial Product Safety Commission, an idea originally proposed in Democracy, has recently been discussed on the Senate floor and been the focus of an article in Harvard Magazine.

Democracy Podcast: Expand the House of Representatives

News: Larry Sabato talks with Democracy co-editor Andrei Cherny about the need to expand the House of Representatives.

Putting the "Home" In Homeland Security

News: The Utne Reader has cited Matthew Dallek's call for "Civic Security," which appeared in our winter issue, as an example of an "Emerging Idea."

The Freakonomics of Car Insurance

News: On April 20th, Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt—authors of the best-selling Freakonomics—cited Jason Bordoff's recent Democracy article as evidence in their case for pay-as-you-drive car insurance.

Tomorrow's Big Ideas

News: The Dallas Morning News has excerpted long sections of our recent "What's Next?" feature in its editorial section.