Off the Mark
Conservatives ranting against earmarks are really promoting big government.
November 24, 2010 | By Jamelle Bouie | web only
How to Negotiate With North Korea
Reaching an accord with North Korea on nuclear-weapons development was a difficult proposition even before the recent revelations.
November 24, 2010 | By Robert Farley | web only
Ron in Reserve
Why the GOP and Ron Paul finally set aside their differences to bash the Federal Reserve
November 24, 2010 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Destroying the Village
Just how far will Republicans go in opposing Obama? Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
November 23, 2010 | By Paul Waldman | web only
What Gender Gap?
Real-world discrimination -- particularly on pay -- isn't as obvious as we'd like it to be.
November 23, 2010 | By Monica Potts | web only
ACORN's Fall
Community organizing survives, but it is a balkanized, weakened field.
November 22, 2010 | By Harold Meyerson
What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us
Information is the life-blood of public policy, but there's a lot of it missing.
November 22, 2010 | By Tim Fernholz, Sarah Babbage, Nancy Watzman and Kat Aaron
A McCain Thanksgiving
The battle over "don't ask, don't tell" comes to a head -- and highlights generational and gender divides.
November 22, 2010 | By Nancy Goldstein | web only
Why the Winners Lost
In the rise of the right, culture and economics have always gone hand in hand.
November 19, 2010 | By Laura Kalman
Unfair Loss
TAP talks about the Paycheck Fairness Act's failure with an advocate from the ACLU.
November 19, 2010 | By Monica Potts | web only
When the Boss Went Moral
Bruce Springsteen's lost album reveals the young musician rejecting easy pop in favor of asking impossibly big questions about life and liberty in America.
November 19, 2010 | By Jessica Hopper | web only
Freezing Netanyahu
Despite the appearance of wild generosity, Obama and Clinton could have Netanyahu in a very tight spot.
November 18, 2010 | By Gershom Gorenberg | web only
Why We Are Angry at the TSA
As long as it's just Muslims being tortured rather than Grandma being strip-searched, the price of liberty seems all too abstract.
November 18, 2010 | By Adam Serwer | web only
Frustrated by His Own Party
FDR eventually did what many wish Obama would do -- challenge the troublemakers in the party.
November 17, 2010 | By Sam Rosenfeld
Blind Trust
Are efforts to offer borrowers mortgage modifications endangered by the current documentation crisis?
November 17, 2010 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
The Ideas Deficit
If "ideas have consequences," as conservatives like to say, what's the consequence of having none?
November 16, 2010 | By Mark Schmitt
Scapegoating Federal Workers
As conservative deficit hawks go looking for new targets, expect to hear a lot about outsized federal paychecks.
November 16, 2010 | By Paul Waldman | web only
The Vacancy Crisis
Obama has made fewer judicial nominations than any president in recent history -- with disastrous consequences.
November 15, 2010 | By Jamelle Bouie
Too Big To Be Governed?
Financial reform will fail if industry writes the rules.
November 15, 2010 | By Robert Kuttner
The Long Arc of the Youth Vote
Instead of drawing inspiration from political candidates, young people must be motivated by the promise of a country that reflects our deeply held values.
November 15, 2010 | By Courtney E. Martin | web only
Guilty Pleasure TV
TAP talks with Jenn Pozner about the reality of reality TV.
November 12, 2010 | By Kay Steiger | web only
Will Obama Stand Up for Repro Rights?
Forget the Republican House, ensuring reproductive choice is still in Obama's hands.
November 12, 2010 | By Pema Levy | web only
Ann Coulter, Drag Queen
Conservative gays search in vain for a diva icon of their own.
November 11, 2010 | By Gabriel Arana
Republicans Call for War
Emboldened by midterm gains, Republicans return to Bush's hawkish approach to dealing with Iran.
November 11, 2010 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only
Welfare Reform Squandered
The new Congress jeopardizes a tenuous agreement among liberals on how to reform Bush's poverty programs.
November 11, 2010 | By Monica Potts | web only
Virtuality Bites
On the Internet, society's most intractable issues with race and class are increasingly prominent.
November 10, 2010 | By Cord Jefferson
Crossing Borders
One little girl in need of medical care, two journalists, and a lucky set of social connections highlight just how difficult life has become in the West Bank.
November 10, 2010 | By Gershom Gorenberg | web only
Four Goals for the Lame-Duck Session
The legislation Democrats need to pass before the 111th Congress is done
November 10, 2010 | By Jamelle Bouie | web only
Straight Talk
We shouldn't assure gay teens that their lives will get better without also pledging to make equality a reality.
November 9, 2010 | By Ann Friedman
Giving Bullies a Pass
The "It Gets Better" campaign goes mainstream -- and misses the whole point.
November 9, 2010 | By Gabriel Arana | web only
Campaign in Poetry, Govern in Prose
Republicans spun a good tale on the trail -- but Democrats have the advantage of better policies.
November 9, 2010 | By Paul Waldman | web only
Green Job Search
Unless America changes its energy policies, it will continue to train workers for jobs that just aren't there.
November 8, 2010 | By Monica Potts
Fighter, Conciliator, or Scold?
With a conservative Congress, Obama can invoke Truman, Clinton, or Carter.
November 8, 2010 | By Robert Kuttner
Temporary Blues
Dylan Loewe says the election was a momentary setback for Democrats, who are still on their way to a long-term majority.
November 5, 2010 | By Justin Snow | web only
The Re-Education of a Citizens United Denier
The Supreme Court didn't just let corporations in; it created a new kind of money broker.
November 5, 2010 | By Mark Schmitt | web only
Deficit Hawks on Steroids
Budget cuts will be one of the early and defining battles of the next Congress.
November 5, 2010 | By Robert Kuttner | web only
Credit Crunch
Why didn't Democrats win the support of voters who blame the banks?
November 5, 2010 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Higher Expectations
What are colleges for? Research, economic advancement, or making students more interesting?
November 4, 2010 | By David L. Kirp
How Much Blame Should Democrats Take?
TAP does the math on Tuesday's House losses.
November 4, 2010 | By Jamelle Bouie | web only
Majorities Don't Last Forever
The Democrats lost, but they shouldn't act defeated.
November 4, 2010 | By Adam Serwer | web only
The "F-You" Election
Progressives lost this election -- but conservatism and the Republican Party are hardly stronger for their success.
November 3, 2010 | By Mark Schmitt | web only
Responsibility Without a Mandate
Tea Partiers will have to learn to work with long-standing members of the Washington establishment -- GOP leadership.
November 3, 2010 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
It's Not the End of the World
Why we can survive a Republican Congress
November 2, 2010 | By Paul Waldman | web only
Tom Tomorrow
In a year when Democrats are supposed to be on the run, Rep. Tom Perriello is standing up for his progressive record.
November 1, 2010 | By Tim Fernholz | web only
Trouble on the Border
Among the House districts Democrats are battling to hold are five along the border with Mexico.
November 1, 2010 | By Harold Meyerson | web only
The Rally to Restore Journalism
In both our media and our politics, style over substance has become the status quo.
November 1, 2010 | By Courtney E. Martin | web only
The Debate We Should Be Having
Austerity is perverse economics and self-defeating politics. Here are sensible alternatives.
October 29, 2010 | By Robert Kuttner
The Lowdown on Election Spending
TAP talks to Sheila Krumholz about the real effects of the Citizens United decision on the midterms.
October 29, 2010 | By Sam Petulla | web only
Joe Miller, Campaign Finance Reform Advocate?
Alaska's Senate race has transformed the Tea Party candidate into an unlikely opponent of Citizens United.
October 29, 2010 | By Alexandra Gutierrez | web only
Rallying the Elites
What's so wrong with young people coming together to laugh at the Tea Partiers?
October 28, 2010 | By Gabriel Arana | web only
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